Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401011

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

Event
Airplane Tug, Collision, Ejected, Head, Road, Seat Belt, Traumatic
NAICS
481111
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345575419
Employer profile
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Summary number
221401011
Report ID
0950612

Event description

Employee suffers head trauma when ejected from tug after col

Investigation abstract

At 4:10 p.m. on October 9, 2021, an employee was driving an electric TUG on a service road. The employee was passing two employee's walking in the road, his view was obstructed, and he collided with another tug. The employee was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected, landing on the concrete road. The employee sustained head trauma and was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 62 M

    Event type
    6
    Occupation code
    0

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