Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94388.015 - Airport ramp operations worker sustains fractures in chest

Accident Summary Nr: 94388.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1221776.015	03/29/2017		488119	American Airlines

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on March 18, 2017, an employee was working for a firm engaged in airport operations. He was preparing to enter the cargo area of a 737 to turn off the oxygen (O2). The employee approached the aircraft on a cart used in airport ramp operations. As he was exiting the cart, his foot slipped onto the gas petal. The cart accelerated forward into the aircraft. The employee sustained fractures in three ribs and his sternum. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Accelerator Pedal, Aircraft, Airport, Caught Between, Chest, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Industrial Truck, Rib, Slip, Slippery Surface, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1221776.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

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