Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Menzies Aviation, Fort Lauderdale Airport , FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33315
on — Fractures, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
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.
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