Aircraft incident, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Concho Aviation, LLC, 48134 South Highway 118, ALPINE, TEXAS 79830
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized with injuries sustained during a helicopter crash.
A U.S. Forest Service smoke jumper landed on the ground hard after jumping from an aircraft during a training exercise. The employee suffered a dislocated hip and a broken pelvis.
Three employees were in a helicopter that crashed at the company parking lot at or near 214 East Highway 44 in Parkston, South Dakota. The employees suffered head and leg injuries.
3 hospitalized.
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