Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201122504 - Two employee injured when aircraft belt loader crashed

Accident Summary Nr: 201122504 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125526475	05/03/2000	4512	0	Continental Airlines Inc

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on April 15, 2000, Employee #1 was driving an aircraft belt loader at the airport. As he made a turn to go to an aircraft, the front right hand wheel of his vehicle hit a curb, and the impact threw Employee #1 out of his seat and into the roadway, where the rear wheel ran over his foot. Employee #2 was also injured when the now driverless belt loader collided with a stationary luggage dolly, trapping Employee #2's leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized with contusions to his foot. Employee #2 was hospitalized with a fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BAGGAGE CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, CONTUSION, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125526475			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	125526475			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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