On November 20, 1994, a 43-year-old, male equipment manager (victim) died as a result of walking into the rotating tail rotor of a helicopter at a snow-covered, isolated landing pad, which was serving a logging camp. The equipment manager was in the process of moving from the helicopter to his parked truck to pick-up his personal gear. He had just talked to the pilot about getting a ride to a nearby community. After the pilot told him he would be leaving in about ten minutes, the victim began to walk back along the starboard side of the helicopter boom. He then crossed underneath the boom and walked directly into the tail rotor located on the port side of the boom. The pilot heard a noise and saw the victim lying on the ground. CPR was performed on the victim for approximately 25 minutes. He was then declared dead at the scene.


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    Title :

    Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Alaska: Logging Equipment Manager Dies in Helicopter Tail Rotor Strike, FACE-94-AK-50


    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English