Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at SWISSPORT USA INC
Start: 5/1/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054103 · 5/1/2025 · SWISSPORT USA INC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source: Portable stairs
Secondary source: Portable stairs

Employer

Name: SWISSPORT USA INC
Location: 11000 Terminal Access Rd, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33913
NAICS: 488119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was connecting a fuel hose to a plane using a rolling aluminum staircase when a weld broke on the staircase and it collapsed into two pieces. The employee fell 4-5 feet and landed on the broken staircase. The employee sustained knee lacerations, internal bleeding, and two fractured ribs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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