OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221411036
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
OAKLAND, CA·
Event description
Employee lacerates head and fractures rib when ejected from
Investigation abstract
At 3:03 a.m. on October 14, 2021, an employee was driving an airplane tug without any trailers from a gate to the equipment storage area. The employee was driving the opposite direction in a one-way lane. While turning right, the employee drove the tug over the curb of a pedestrian walkway. The employee, not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the tug. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of lacerations to his head and a broken rib.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 54 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 859
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