US air force finds contractor who walked into propeller had become disorientated
theguardian.com
Stephanie Cosme, 32, was killed last year when she inadvertently walked into the rotating propeller of an aircraft in California
A US air force civilian contractor had become disoriented recording data at an airport in California last year when she walked into a jet’s rotating propeller and was killed, officials said on Friday.
In a statement outlining the findings of a report into the contractor’s death, the air force materiel command said that 32-year-old Stephanie Cosme was mortally injured on 7 September when she inadvertently walked into the rotating propeller of an MQ-9A that was parked at Gray Butte airfield.
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EDIT: I was right:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/05/us-air-force-contractor-death-stephanie-cosme
I don't think anyone's claiming it was during the chaos of wartime, but it was an active airfield. So yes, it's their responsibility to limit access, keep track of everyone, and keep both pedestrians and vehicles/aircraft safe.
I guarantee she had access lol. Getting access to a flight line is not as difficult as you're making it out to be.
If her job duties included...you know, being on the flight line (as it sounds like her contract absolutely was,) all she had to do was get the SMO to verify her clearance, verify her job duties, assign her a RAB, and she's good to go. Guaranteed she had all of the correct clearances and authorizations.
If you've got access to the area, nobody is going to follow you around and "keep track of everyone."
I know this because I had all of this access as a civilian contractor when working on a military installation.