It can happen in a moment of stupidity and I often think about that day.
Many years ago I walked into a stationary prop and came out with nothing more than a split lip and a scar I still have to remember my stupidity
. I was helping the refueller set up his ladder, task focussed and simply didn't see it.
It was a minor incident, but caused by the same malady that has led to death and massive injuries; not thinking about where I was and what I was doing while working around an aircraft. If it had been spinning I wouldn't be here; it wasn't and I'd like to think I'd have taken more care if it was, but I didn't really plan to walk into it while it was stationary either
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Take care all of you, and RIP to the deceased. Trust me; one dopey moment and it could be any of us, so don't have a dopey moment.