Southwest Airlines
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | Southwest Airlines | Report ID | 2017010501 |
| Address | 8008 Herb Kelleher Way | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75235 |
| Event Date | January 18, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Airport utility vehicle-powered |
| Secondary Source | Airport utility vehicle-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 481111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.84000, -96.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on top of a provisioning truck replacing snacks on an aircraft when his truck was pushed over by another aircraft that was being repositioned. He fell 10 feet and suffered a bruised lung and back injury.
Incident Summary
On January 18, 2017, a worker at Southwest Airlines in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway, with airport utility vehicle-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 211 severe injury reports involving "Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway injuries.
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