Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200922573 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 200922573 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 04/01/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315456699	04/04/2011	4512	481111	United Air Lines, Inc.

Abstract: On April 1, 2011, Employee #1, an employee of United Air Lines, Inc., was standing on a FMC Commander 15 Container Pallet Loader and unloading a Boeing 777. The folding wing extension of the loader fell to a lower position, causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 8 ft 5 in. to the ground. Employee #1 was killed. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, HEAD, AIRPORT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, LOADER, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315456699			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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