Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201693496 - Employee Falls from Airplane Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 201693496 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 05/19/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312317290	05/26/2010	4512	481112	Amr Corp Dba American Airlines

Abstract: At approximately 8:50 p.m. on May 19, 2010, Employee #1 sustained serious injuries at the American Airlines Terminal. Employee #1 works as a Fleet Services Clerk, and was unloading a cargo container from an airplane. Employee #1 did not fully open the cargo door from the controls located below the belly of the plane located on the ground. Employee #1 noticed that the door was not fully opened while standing on the loader at the loader control panel. While standing at the control panel, Employee #1 leaned over, stepped on the loader extension, lost his balance, and fell to the ground attempting to reach inside the cargo compartment. Employee #1 fractured several spinal vertebrae bones in his back.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, BACK, CONVEYOR, FALL, NECK, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312317290			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stock handlers and baggers

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