Narrative:

En route we received an ACARS message that it was very important for the captain to contact a manager of ops and ramp. I didn't know what the issue was. Once on the ground; the captain called the number he had received. The person on the other end of the call asked if this was captain X (the person on the other end already knew the captain's name) and then told the captain that it wasn't us; it was another crew. He didn't tell us what the issue was and the call ended. Shortly thereafter; we received a message to call scheduling. The captain called and was passed along to the chief pilot. The chief pilot told the captain that when we powered away from the gate after pushback; our jet blast had blown a refueling technician off his stand at another gate causing injury and requiring medical attention. (We were not told the extent of the injuries.) the pushback from the gate was normal and started on time. After engine start; the pushback crew was cleared off. A company aircraft had pushed off gate # and was stopped in front of us with both aircraft facing approximately 220 degrees. After the completion of the before taxi checklist; we received instructions to taxi to runway xxr via taxiway yankee. We cleared both ways and turned right onto taxiway yankee; crossed all intersecting runways; and taxied to runway xxr. Takeoff; climb; cruise; descent; and landing were uneventful. Reviewing the events after we were notified; I don't believe we used any more than normal thrust to begin the taxi. The aircraft's gross weight was approximately 113;000 pounds. This wouldn't require excessive thrust. The turn onto the taxiway was not excessively sharp. We had no concerns for persons behind us since the turn was normal with normal thrust. I truly believe this was simply a tragic accident. I'm not sure anything can be done to prevent this. From my understanding of the incident; I believe it was simply a tragic accident. Of course; I do hope there are minimal injuries.

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Title: A B737 Captain was notified that on a previous taxi out from the ramp; his aircraft's jet blast knocked a Fueler off a stand injuring him. The crew is puzzled because their aircraft was light and they do not believe excessive thrust was used.

Narrative: En route we received an ACARS message that it was very important for the Captain to contact a Manager of Ops and Ramp. I didn't know what the issue was. Once on the ground; the Captain called the number he had received. The person on the other end of the call asked if this was Captain X (the person on the other end already knew the Captain's name) and then told the Captain that it wasn't us; it was another Crew. He didn't tell us what the issue was and the call ended. Shortly thereafter; we received a message to call Scheduling. The Captain called and was passed along to the Chief Pilot. The Chief Pilot told the Captain that when we powered away from the gate after pushback; our jet blast had blown a Refueling Technician off his stand at another gate causing injury and requiring medical attention. (We were not told the extent of the injuries.) The pushback from the Gate was normal and started on time. After engine start; the Pushback Crew was cleared off. A Company aircraft had pushed off Gate # and was stopped in front of us with both aircraft facing approximately 220 degrees. After the completion of the Before Taxi Checklist; we received instructions to taxi to Runway XXR via Taxiway Yankee. We cleared both ways and turned right onto Taxiway Yankee; crossed all intersecting runways; and taxied to Runway XXR. Takeoff; climb; cruise; descent; and landing were uneventful. Reviewing the events after we were notified; I don't believe we used any more than normal thrust to begin the taxi. The aircraft's gross weight was approximately 113;000 pounds. This wouldn't require excessive thrust. The turn onto the taxiway was not excessively sharp. We had no concerns for persons behind us since the turn was normal with normal thrust. I truly believe this was simply a tragic accident. I'm not sure anything can be done to prevent this. From my understanding of the incident; I believe it was simply a tragic accident. Of course; I do hope there are minimal injuries.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.