DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS—
American Airlines, Inc.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in opposite directions, oncoming · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at American Airlines, Inc., 3200 E Airfield Drive, DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS 75261 on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a baggage-tugging vehicle when it collided with another baggage-tugging vehicle, nearly head-on. The two vehicles came to rest parallel to each other, with the employee's leg caught between them. The employee suffered a broken femur that required hospitalization.
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