ATLANTA, GEORGIA—
WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES INC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES INC, 4400 South Cargo Drive, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30337 on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
On September 16, 2024, an employee was on the ladder of a loader assisting with offloading an aircraft when they fell 10 feet from the ladder to the floor. The employee sustained fractured wrists and vertebrae.
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An employee was retrieving a water bottle from the operator compartment of a unit load device transporter. The transporter accelerated and ran over her foot, causing lacerations to the skin surrounding her toes that required hospitalization and surgery.
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An employee was connecting dollies loaded with unit load devices (ULDs) and crushed his left ring finger between a dolly tongue and the hitch of another dolly, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
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On September 21, 2024, an employee suffered a fingertip amputation when her left middle finger was caught in a closing door.
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An employee was at the scale station and was struck by bag tug that was backing up to connect the tug hitch to the dolly tongue. The employee was pinned between the dolly and the tug, resulting in a fractured femur that required surgery and hospitalization.
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An employee was loading an aircraft. They were moving a pallet of cargo and was using a floor lock when their left index fingertip was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
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