Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164755.015 - Employee is killed when pinned between vehicle and aircraft

Accident Summary Nr: 164755.015 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/04/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1705232.015	10/20/2023	4512	481111	155363 - Piedmont Airlines, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on September 4, 2023, two employees were working on a ramp (tarmac) at an airport. Employee #1 was guiding a lavatory service vehicle (truck) in backing toward an aircraft. A coworker was driving the lavatory service vehicle. The coworker's foot slipped from the brake pedal and pressed the accelerator, hitting Employee #1 and causing Employee #1 to be caught between the vehicle and the aircraft. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Accelerator Pedal, Airplane, Airport, Backing Up, Brake, Caught Between, Crushed, Pinned, Ramp, Slip, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1705232.015	43	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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