United Airlines, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Intracranial injuries unspecified - NEWARK, New Jersey

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at United Airlines, Inc. in NEWARK, New Jersey
Employer United Airlines, Inc.
Address Newark Liberty International Airport
City, State ZIP NEWARK, New Jersey 07114
Report ID 2025032418
Event Date March 13, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries unspecified
Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Pickup truck
Secondary Source Strapping, bands
Industry (NAICS) 481111
GPS Coordinates 40.70940, -74.17233

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a locker from the back of a pickup truck to another truck. The employee's feet became entangled with security straps, causing him to lose his balance and fall backward from the truck to the ground. The employee sustained a traumatic brain injury.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2025, a worker at United Airlines, Inc. in NEWARK, New Jersey suffered intracranial injuries unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pickup truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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