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Attributes | |
ACN | 1586920 |
Time | |
Date | 201810 |
Person 1 | |
Function | Ramp |
Events | |
Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
As I was fueling my cng (compressed natural gas) tractor; one of the hoses exploded; and with the amount of [pressure]; [it] was flying everywhere erratically. I was hit twice in back and side of thigh as I was getting away. I was lucky it didn't hit my head or face as I truly believe I wouldn't be here. Some coworkers were nearby and able to use emergency shutoff as cng gas was very potent. I was injured and injury report has been filed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier ramp employee reported a Compressed Natural Gas hose ruptured causing injury.
Narrative: As I was fueling my CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Tractor; one of the hoses exploded; and with the amount of [pressure]; [it] was flying everywhere erratically. I was hit twice in back and side of thigh as I was getting away. I was lucky it didn't hit my head or face as I truly believe I wouldn't be here. Some coworkers were nearby and able to use Emergency Shutoff as CNG gas was very potent. I was injured and injury report has been filed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.