Dislocation of joints

Name: Dislocation of joints at American Airlines
Start: 5/29/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054740 · 5/29/2023 · American Airlines

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Dislocation of joints

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Airport utility vehicle-powered
Secondary source: Airport utility vehicle-powered

Employer

Name: American Airlines
Location: 8000 Essington Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19153
NAICS: 488119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were setting up to offload an aircraft. The injured employee was standing near a baggage tractor by the right wing of the plane. A belt-loader was being driven from the nose of the aircraft to the aft when it struck the parked baggage tractor. The injured employee was pinned between the belt-loader and the baggage tractor and sustained a dislocated left knee.

Source

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