HOUSTON, TEXAS—
United Airlines
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United Airlines, 2800 N Terminal Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032 on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a tug and going around a parked cart when the tug struck the cart, catching their left foot between them. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their left tibia and fibula.
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