Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108683558 - Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 108683558

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 03/27/1997

Site Address:
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Terminal #3 Jfk International Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430

Mailing Address:
1050 Delta Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30320

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4512

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100830058

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/21/1997	10/08/1997	$2,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170017404

Event: 03/27/1997

Employee killed when run over by aircraft

At approximately 6:40 p.m. on March 27, 1997, Employee #1, a wingwalker/dispatching agent, was helping to push back an aircraft. As the push back began, the tug driver was in communication with the plane's flight crew. The aircraft first had to be pulled forward to line up on the taxi way. While it was being moved forward, the headset cord used to communicate with the flight crew accidentally disconnected from the aircraft. Employee #1 walked in front of the plane's nose gear to retrieve the headset cord and was run over by the moving aircraft. He was killed.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, AIRPORT, WORK RULES, RUN OVER, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108683558			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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