Incident date: 2021-12-18
NAICS industry code: 624230

A wheel lift system for a helicopter was being lowered. A jack bar recoiled and hit an employee in the face, breaking the employee's jaw on both sides and throwing the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate