CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
United Airlines, Inc.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in opposite directions, oncoming · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
Final narrative
An employee was operating an electric tractor driving northbound on a service drive at the airport when the employee's vehicle was struck on the driver's side by an airline catering truck driving southbound. The employee sustained a left leg laceration requiring surgery and hospitalization.
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