Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jetblue Airways Corporation, JFK Airport, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee dropped a heavy crate on his hand and crushed a finger.
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 clearing a jam on the airport baggage system conveyor when his left leg became caught between slats of the conveyor. The employee sustained fractures and tissue damage to his lower leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was helping offload an aircraft. She was standing in the opening between a parked cart and an unoccupied aircraft tug when another vehicle struck a stationary bag cart, which then struck her. The employee suffered a skull fracture near the right eye, a right kneecap fracture, a nose fracture, and sinus damage, as well as soft tissue damage to the left calf and hip. She was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was working to refuel a truck. While handling the fuel hose(s), she experienced pain in her stomach. After completing the task, the employee drove back to the pad and the movement aggravated her abdominal pain. The employee was hospitalized with an abdominal sprain/strain.
An employee was on a jetway overseeing the operation. As the jet bridge was retracted, the employee's left arm was caught between the jet bridge side walls. The employee sustained a degloving to their left forearm.
An employee was descending a fixed ladder on the side of a container loader. The employee fell from the ladder, landing on the ground about 6-8 feet below and sustained fractures to their back and pelvis.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.