PHOENIX, AZ, USA
N133AW
BOEING 737-200
THE ACFT WAS STANDING WITH ENGINES RUNNING AND A BAGGAGE HANDLER WAS BLOWN OFF HIS FEET WHEN HE WENT BEHIND THE ACFT. THE ACFT HAD BEEN CALLED BACK TO THE RAMP BECAUSE AN ACCESS DOOR WAS OPEN. THE BAGGAGE HANDLER APPROACHING THE ACFT FROMTHE REAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR FAILED TO SIGNAL THE CREW TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES. HE SAID HE BELIEVED HE HEARD THE RIGHT ENGINE SPOOLING DOWN. THE BAGGAGE HANDLER WAS THROWN ABOUT 8-10 FT AND LANDED ON HIS KNEE. HIS KNEE CAP WAS BROKEN. THE FLT CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL INFORMED BY THE COMPANY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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