Incident date: 2016-07-07
NAICS industry code: 481111

An employee was directing and parking an incoming aircraft. While on headsets communicating with the cockpit, the employee walked backwards into a moving jet bridge. The jet bridge struck the employee's right ankle, breaking it and requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate