Incident date: 2023-02-27
NAICS industry code: 488190

An employee was lubricating the nose gear of an aircraft when the nose gear collapsed, causing the nose of the aircraft to fall onto the employee. The employee sustained rib fractures and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate