Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at United Airlines, Inc.
Start: 3/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032505 · 3/20/2023 · United Airlines, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
Source: Airport utility vehicle-powered
Secondary source: Airport utility vehicle-powered

Employer

Name: United Airlines, Inc.
Location: 10000 Bessie Coleman Drive, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60009
NAICS: 481111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were operating baggage vehicles at the airport. One employee was driving a baggage tractor and the other was driving an electric tug. The two vehicles collided head-on, causing the employee on the tug to sustain a concussion as well as a forearm fracture and laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown