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Tarmac Fatality

What: Canadian North Airlines Boeing 737-200
Where: Calgary International Airport
When: Dec 21, 2009 6 a.m.
Who: 1 (non-flight) crew
Why: During a standard de-icing procedure engaged in flight preparation on a loaded passenger transport, a Servisair ground worker fell out of a cherry picker (bucket truck), striking the tarmac more than 8 feet down. He was not wearing his safety gear, and was discovered by another worker de-icing the opposite side of the plane. None of the 33 passengers on the flight witnessed the fall.

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