Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900864 - Employee injured when pinned by ramp tug at airport

Accident Summary Nr: 170900864 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126115633	12/03/1997	4512	0	Delta Airlines

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on December 2, 1997, Employee #1, an associate customer service agent for Delta Airlines, became pinned between a moving jetway and ramp tug #29008 at the Los Angeles International Airport. He was transported by paramedics to Centinela Hospital, where the emergency room staff diagnosed a dislocated lumbar joint on the left side and a separation of the cartilage between the pubic bones. Employee #1 underwent a series of surgeries for these injuries.

Keywords: AIRPORT, SPINE, PINNED, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DISLOCATED, HIP, CART, TOWMOTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126115633			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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