Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - ATLANTA, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Delta Air Lines, Inc. in ATLANTA, Georgia
Employer Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Address 1020 DELTA BLVD.
City, State ZIP ATLANTA, Georgia 30354
Report ID 2016032572
Event Date March 27, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Golf cart, personnel transport cart
Secondary Source Airplane-jet or turbine engine
Industry (NAICS) 481111
GPS Coordinates 33.65833, -84.42296

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Incident Narrative

An aircraft mechanic was working with other mechanics on an MD88 aircraft bin. The injured employee attempted to use the golf cart to step up into the bin, when his foot slipped and hit the pedal of the electric golf cart causing the golf cart to move forward pinning the employee between the golf cart and the aircraft. The employee suffered two fractured ribs, a fractured T9 vertebrae and had blood in the lungs.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2016, a worker at Delta Air Lines, Inc. in ATLANTA, Georgia suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with golf cart, personnel transport cart identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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