Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17547282 - Delta Air Lines Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 17547282

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 08/01/1994

Site Address:
Delta Air Lines Inc.
Terminal 1a Jfk Int'L Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430

Mailing Address:
Dept 985 Hartsfield Atlanta Int'L Airport, Atlanta, GA 30320

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4512

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/02/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/13/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360397723

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170116271

Event: 07/31/1994

Employee killed between steering wheel and conveyor

Employee #1 reported to work sometime before 1:00 p.m. on July 31, 1994. Between 1:00 p.m. and 1:14 p.m. he went onto the ramp area outside Delta Airline terminal 1A, gate #26. He climbed onto and started tug #17571 and put it in reverse. He backed into a mobile baggage conveyor, causing the driver's seat on the tug to break from its rear mounts. The conveyor belt pushed the employee forward, crushing him between the conveyor and the tug steering wheel. At approximately 1:14 p.m., other employees found Employee #1 and extricated him from under the conveyor. They called 911 and an ambulance transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONVEYOR, BACKING UP, STEERING WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17547282			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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