OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221738784

158200 - AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

CHARLOTTE, NC— 2025-01-27T00:00:00

Event: Aircraft, Airline, Airplane, Airplane Tug, Airport, Asphalt, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Gate, Motor Vehicle, Puncture Wound, Ramp, Run Over, Struck By, Tow Bar, Towed Equipment, Towing, Walking Surface, Wing, Work Surface
NAICS: 481111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348011370
Employer profile: 158200 - AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
Summary number: 221738784
Report ID: 0453730

Event description

Employee dies from chest trauma after struck by aircraft tug

Investigation abstract

At 1:44 p.m. on January 27, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a wing walker for an airline and had just removed a tow bar from an aircraft that was pushed back to the taxi way area of the ramp. Employee #1 was on his way back to the airport gate. As he was walking back to the gate ahead of the tug, he was struck from behind by the same tug that had just released the aircraft. Employee #1 died from chest trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 66 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
999

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