Worker Walks Away In One Piece

We all know that walking around moving aircraft can be dangerous business. However, one Ohio man recently discovered how one moment of inattention nearly cost him an extremity, if not his life.

A lineman for an aircraft service company was injured Monday night at Dayton International Airport after an airplane propeller hit his left arm. Fortunately, the 20-year old man did not lose his arm, said Phil Spaugy, vice president of Aviation Sales Inc., the man's employer. "He's going to be fine," Spaugy said.
 
The incident occurred when lineman was trying to direct an aircraft into a parking space when the moving propeller hit his arm at about 8:10 p.m. Almost immediately, the man, whose name was not released, was taken to the nearby Miami Valley Hospital
 
No information was given on the worker's condition, but it's safe to say he's counting his blessings.

The FAA report doesn't add a lot to to our understanding of the incident... the "left engine" on a C206?

** Report created 1/20/2004 Record 27 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 9940M Make/Model: C206 Description: 206, P206, T206, TP206, U206, TU206, (T
 Date: 01/15/2004 Time: 2230
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Minor
LOCATION
 City: KELLEY'S ISLAND State: OH Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT WHILE STANDING WITH LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, PASSENGER WALKED INTO THE PROPELLER AND WAS STRUCK IN THE UPPER ARM, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, KELLEY'S ISLAND, OH

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: CEILING 4700 VIS 10M, LIGHT WIND
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Pleasure Phase: Standing Operation: General Aviation
 Departed: SANDUSKY, OH Dep Date: 01/15/2004 Dep. Time: 2215
 Destination: KELLEY'S ISLAND, OH Flt Plan: NONE Wx Briefing: U
 Last Radio Cont: UNK  Last Clearance: UNK

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