Incident date: 2020-08-20
NAICS industry code: 336411

An employee climbed onto the wing of a B-52 aircraft from an aerial lift to begin preparations for priming. The employee slid off the wing to the floor approximately 7 feet below. The employee landed on his knees then hit his head on the rear landing gear tire that resulted in an injury requiring stitches. The employee also sustained a possible fractured hip. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
code_source: title: Airplane-jet or turbine engine
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate