Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201694239 - Air Traffic Ground Controller Injured When Struck By Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201694239 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 02/24/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314759010	03/01/2012	4512	481111	United Continental Holdings Inc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on February 24, 2012, Employee #1, a 43-year-old air traffic ground controller, was about to guide a departing plane out of the gate, He was wearing appropriate and highly visible protective and identifying gear, when he was struck by a moving passenger servicing truck. The employee suffered multiple injuries including facial lacerations, vertebrae fractures, multiple rib fractures, broken left arm and left foot fractures. The accident was caused by the pick-up truck driver's failure to follow proper traffic procedures while on the ramp where planes are parked.

Keywords: aircraft, fracture, airport, flagman, traffic control, back, struck by, pickup truck, vertebra, truck driver

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314759010			Hospitalized injury	Other	Air traffic controllers

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