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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221364029

DELTA AIR LINES INC.

Event
Aircraft, Airport, Cardiovasc System, Equipment Operator, Heart Attack, Natural Causes
NAICS
481111
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345371942
Employer profile
DELTA AIR LINES INC.
Summary number
221364029
Report ID
0215600

Event description

Airport ground crew worker dies of natural causes after hear

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on June 18, 2021, an employee was working for a nationwide air carrier. He was operating a control box to stow a ground power unit cable after it had been disconnected from an airplane. The ground power unit provided electricity to the aircraft while the airplane was on the ground. In a surveillance video, the employee appeared to fall to the ground, where he was found minutes later. He died of natural causes. He had suffered a heart attack.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 44 M

    Event type
    14

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