Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 74745.015 - Employee is killed in falls from jet bridge

Accident Summary Nr: 74745.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 03/02/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1045443.015	03/02/2015		481111	Amercian Airlines

Abstract: At 10:22 a.m. on March 2, 2015, an employee was moving the jet bridge to the airplane from inside control booth. The jet bridge yellow line did not lined up with the yellow dot on the plane and the employee step on the unsecured bridge to attempt to line it up by hand. The airplane door moved causing the employee to lose balance. The employee fell 20 feet in the gap between the plane and the bridge. The employee was killed and sustained serious injuries to the head and body.

Keywords: Aircraft, Bridge, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Head

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1045443.015	54	M	Fatality		Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

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