PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA—
American Airlines, Inc.
Moving in same direction, nonroadway · Fractures
Final narrative
While an employee was driving a baggage tug across a wet ramp, she collided with a second tug being driven by a coworker. She was ejected from the vehicle, breaking her pelvic bone. A seat belt was not worn at the time of the incident.
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