Struck by door, gate, window · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Airlines, Inc., JFK airport Terminal 5, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
on , Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels, affecting the multiple internal chest locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating rolling hangar doors to prepare for aircraft that were coming into the mechanic shop for repairs. The employee was trapped between the hangar door and the protruding building wall, resulting in four broken ribs, a punctured lung, a bruised liver, a fractured spine, a tear in his right shoulder, and a tear in his right knee. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple internal chest locationsDoors rail mounted and garage