Southwest Airlines

Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southwest Airlines in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Southwest Airlines Report ID 2016032086
Address 4600 International Gtwy City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43219
Event Date March 9, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 481111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.99000, -82.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving carts out of the way to connect a bag cart to a tug. One of the carts hit a seam in the concrete, and the cart's tong arm swung around and hit the employee's arm, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2016, a worker at Southwest Airlines in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, n.e.c., with plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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