MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN—
Menzies Aviation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Menzies Aviation, 4792 South Howell Avenue, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53207 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
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.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA—
Menzies Aviation
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.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY—
Menzies Aviation
An employee was operating a tug when he heard a bang and saw smoke. He jumped from the tug while it was in motion and sustained a broken right femur.
SANFORD, FLORIDA—
Menzies Aviation
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.
DENVER, COLORADO—
Menzies Aviation
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.
WICHITA, KANSAS—
MENZIES AVIATION
An employee broke his leg while descending from a belt loader to the ground 29 1/2 inches below. He was hospitalized.
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