Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bureau of Land Management - Taos Field Office, 35 38.195 N - 105 31.870 W (WGS 84), SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 87501
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing firefighting duties on the ground when a helicopter above the employee dropped water onto the ground as a fire retardant. The employee was struck by the water, resulting in a broken jaw and facial lacerations. The employee also sustained lacerations to the right thumb and wrist that required stitches and left knee fractures as well as general bruising to the entire body.
An employee was working in bucket truck with a helicopter that had a suspended load. The load struck the employee and he was hospitalized with a broken arm, which required surgery.
An employee was holding a tagline during a lifting operation at a wind farm when a crop duster aircraft flew between the wind tower and tagline that the employee was holding. The aircraft struck the tagline, which caused the employee to be lifted into the air and subsequently land on his back on the ground. He suffered a fractured L1 vertebra.
An employee was providing care to a patient aboard a fixed wing aircraft in transport to the hospital. The aircraft encountered clear air turbulence and the employee struck the cabin ceiling causing brain and spine contusions.
An employee was hanging on a long line from a helicopter, clipping in travels on the arms of a transmission mono pole, when the helicopter maneuvered the employee into a three-phase distribution line. The employee suffered an electrical shock to the hip and buttocks, and later required amputation of the left arm from the elbow.
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