Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JetBlue Airways Corporation, 9101 Jeff Fuqua Blvd, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32827
on — Fractures, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On 7/4/15, at about 9:40 p.m., an employee was walking beside a push back vehicle while pushing back an aircraft. While the employee disconnected aircraft from the push back vehicle, the tow bar fell and peeled the skin back on the employee's left ring finger. The employee was hospitalized for a fracture and required surgical reconstruction of the fingertip.
At 7:00 a.m. on April 24, 2025, an employee tripped in a hallway and fell, landing on her left side. She was hospitalized with injuries to her foot and hip, including a closed fracture to the left femur.
An employee was unloading a baggage cart when they were struck by a baggage cart and got caught between the cart and the wall, resulting in a fractured leg and ankle.
An employee went to exit a breakroom in a construction area but found that the door was locked. He climbed a wall on another side to exit the area. When he dropped down onto the concrete floor, he suffered a broken foot.
An employee was fixing a mechanical casket lift in a vehicle when the lift came down on their left-hand fingers, resulting in amputation of two fingers.
An employee was helping to remove the clamp attachment paddles from a forklift so they could then repair a hydraulic leak. The clamp fell and pinned the employee's right ring finger against the mast. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was on a truck attempting to stow an aluminum extension ladder onto the truck's conveyor boom system. As the conveyor mast was lowered, the boom control area came down on top of the employee's left foot, resulting in two toe fractures.
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