Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Menzies Aviation, 5300 S. Howell Ave., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53207
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee fell and suffered laceration injuries to his head.
A fuel truck operator was crawling under a fuel truck to put down an absorbent pad, due to a fuel leak. The employee was caught in a rotating shaft under the truck and sustained a broken ribs, a fractured vertebra, and a right shoulder injury.
Employees were operating a baggage tractor on a service road. The tractor made contact with an aircraft's left wing and the seat of the tractor was ripped off. The employees were thrown to the ground. Two employees were hospitalized with injuries including a chipped tooth, bruises and abrasions, a dislocated hip, a fractured humerus bone, and a laceration to the left knee.
An employee was working on the brakes of a baggage cart. The employee's left little finger was smashed between the side of the trailer and a tongue that locked the tires. The finger required surgery, having suffered minor damage to the bone.
An employee was freeing stuck baggage at an airport baggage carousel. The carousel caught the employee's index finger, causing an amputation to the end of the finger.
An employee was walking to their truck to look for a lid. When they stepped between the truck and a dock plate, they sustained a knee injury that required surgery.
An employee was standing on plant bed timbers, using a powered hand trimmer to trim the shrubs in the plant bed. The timber gave way, breaking into several pieces. The employee lost balance and fell with the trimmer in his hand. He suffered a severe laceration to the right wrist and hand.
An employee was loading phosphoric acid onto a rail car and preparing to secure the rail car for transport. While repositioning the loadout spout to secure it back to the drip pan holster on the dock, the spout contacted the handrail of the rail car, causing the employee to lose balance. The employee stepped back and their right foot entered the opening for the rail car, causing him to twist/pivot on his left leg. The employee's lower left leg was fractured.
On November 14, 2023, an employee was receiving a delivery from a truck when some of the merchandise fell from the truck s lift and struck him. He then fell to the ground and his head struck the sidewalk, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 441228)
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An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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