Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SWISSPORT USA, INC., O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 5, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60666
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was speaking to a supervisor outside of the supervisor's car. Another employee went to move a gas powered tug. The tug went in reverse instead of forward, pinning the employee's leg between the tug and the supervisor's car resulting in injury.
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