OSHA Injury Report: NTWP US CA China Lake CA NTP CA942

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Performing plane captain duties prior to launch

What happened

Recordable due to restrictions and Rx The EE reports he was on the side of an aircraft as a plane captain performing start up preparing it for launch when the jet next to him was making a turn leading to the flight line Upon starting the turn the pilot exceeded the amount of throttle which should have been used The EE was hit with the blast of the engine exhaust and knocked to the concrete Along with knocking over the EE the fire bottle was also blown over and into the aircraft He twisted his right ankle and is experiencing discomfort with any attempts at weight bearing or flexion extension EE was examined by onsite paramedics An ice pack and ace wrap were applied and he was instructed to elevate the foot and not put weight on it until it is evaluated to determine if there is a fracture The injury hotline was notified and told the employee to go to urgent care for further evaluation EE returned from the clinic and stated x rays were taken but didnt have results yet However EE walked in

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain Ankle Right Slip Trip Fall Vehicles

Object or substance involved

Vehicles

Summary line

Sprain Strain Ankle Right Slip Trip Fall Vehicles

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.