Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140101.015 - Employee suffers head trauma when ejected from tug after col

Accident Summary Nr: 140101.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1557541.015	10/13/2021		481111	Southwest Airlines Co.

Abstract: At 4:10 p.m. on October 9, 2021, an employee was driving an electric TUG on a service road. The employee was passing two employee's walking in the road, his view was obstructed, and he collided with another tug. The employee was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected, landing on the concrete road. The employee sustained head trauma and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Airplane Tug, Collision, Ejected, Head, Road, Seat Belt, Traumatic

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1557541.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury

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