Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Airlines, IAH - George Bush Intercontinental Airport, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
on , Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
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Final narrative
An employee turned off a pushback tractor at a gate, put it in neutral, and put the emergency brakes up. The employee then exited the tractor and noticed it was rolling forward toward the aircraft. The right side of his body was wedged between the tractor and the aircraft nose. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung.