Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Airlines, IAH - George Bush Intercontinental Airport, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee turned off a pushback tractor at a gate, put it in neutral, and put the emergency brakes up. The employee then exited the tractor and noticed it was rolling forward toward the aircraft. The right side of his body was wedged between the tractor and the aircraft nose. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung.
An employee experienced sharp pain in his lower torso area while loading baggage into the front cargo pit of an aircraft. The employee sustained a hernia.
An employee was offloading a new boom lift from a transporter truck. As the boom lift s rear wheels reached the tail lift of the truck, the tail lift broke, causing the boom lift to fall. As a result of the sudden drop, the employee was lifted into the air, striking several objects. The employee was hospitalized due to a fractured back and a left leg injury that required stitches.
An employee was reversing a tug into a baggage cart to connect it when the tug did not stop and struck them in the lower trunk area. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
An employee was positioning a tug tractor next to its charging station when her left foot was caught between the tug and a pillar, resulting in a foot fracture.
An employee was was exiting a car they were detailing when a malfunction caused it to move. The employee was pinned between the car door and a pole, suffering a lower left leg fracture and crushing injuries.
An employee was operating a tug that had been re-tagged due to faulty brakes. As the employee approached the designated parking area, he slowed the tug using the clutch and then exited the tug. He went to stop the tug from colliding with a concrete wall when his right ankle became caught between the tug and a parking stall barrier. He sustained a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.
An employee was on a tugger. He was backing up to pick up a stack of pallets. While aligning the tugger with the pallets, his left leg was caught and broken between the tugger and a storage rack.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
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