OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14449474
NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. (CENTRAL BAGGAGE SERVICE)
ST. PAUL, MN·
Event description
Employee injured in airport towing vehicle accident
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was driving a ramp tug in the aircraft parking and service area of a major airport. He was traveling from the terminal baggage claim area toward the same gate as an aircraft-moving vehicle that had just pushed an plane out from a gate. The ramp tug struck the aircraft-moving vehicle near its right the front wheel, at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. The collision threw Employee #1 forward and off the tug's left side. He fell between the vehicles as they slid together, injuring his lower left leg. The ramp area was an open concrete surfac e with no obstructions. The weather was dry and clear.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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