OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #759035
AIRCRAFT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Event description
Employee dies when crushed between tug and aircraft
Investigation abstract
At 12:20 a.m. on February 1, 1990, Employee #1 was operating the #96034 push bac k tug while moving aircraft around the hub. Employee #1 approached a Boeing 727, #N930FT, stopped the tug, disconnected the tow bar from the tug, and connected it to the nose gear of the aircraft. He reboarded the tug to bring it closer to the tow bar for attachment. Rather than stopping, the tug continued forward and contacted the bar, which slid off the face of the tug. The tug continued forward , contacting the underside of the nose of the aircraft. Employee #1 was killed w hen he was crushed between the tug and the aircraft.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 508
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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