Alamo Helicopter Tours San Antonio, LLC
Aircraft incident, unspecified — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, Texas
| Employer | Alamo Helicopter Tours San Antonio, LLC |
| Address | Presa Street |
| City, State ZIP | SAN ANTONIO, Texas 78223 |
| Report ID | 20191212838 |
| Event Date | December 14, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Aircraft incident, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Helicopter |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561520 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.37000, -98.47000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was flying a helicopter, which had a mechanical failure. The employee's ribs were broken.
Incident Summary
On December 14, 2019, a worker at Alamo Helicopter Tours San Antonio, LLC in SAN ANTONIO, Texas suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as aircraft incident, unspecified, with helicopter identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4 severe injury reports involving "Aircraft incident, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Aircraft incident, unspecified injuries.
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