Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
On November 16, 2021, an employee was standing on a work platform to clean out an equipment bay on the side of on an aircraft. The employee walked across the platform to retrieve equipment and stepped off an area of the platform that was unprotected due to a retracted slide out. His elbow struck the work platform, resulting in an elbow fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-11-06	Denver	Co	Fedex Express	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
While unloading an aircraft, an employee's foot got caught on a lock and was run over by a unit load device (ULD). The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot.
2021-11-04	Wrightstown	Nj	Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was training another employee on aircraft loading when their right thumb was pinched between two loaders, resulting in amputation.
2021-10-25	San Diego	Ca	FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTH WEST	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was painting markings on an aircraft while standing on a pair of stands, 8-9 feet from the ground. He stepped into a gap between the stands and fell about 3 feet, his foot hitting a stand brace. He suffered a twisted left knee and a shoulder separation.
2021-10-20	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
A walking tug operator was helping move an aircraft from a test facility turntable. The handle on the tug struck him in the abdomen, pushed him backward into a large external overhead door, and pinned him against it. He suffered broken ribs, a liver laceration, and a broken back vertebra.
2021-10-08	Atlanta	Ga	Newrest ATL LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading an aircraft service cart when it fell over, causing her to lose balance and fall. She suffered a back injury.
2021-09-25	Atlanta	Ga	Southwest Airlines Co.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee had just removed an aircraft tire and was walking it to the tire rack. Another employee tossed the employee a tool, which caused the employee to drop the tire. The tire landed on the employee's right leg, breaking the fibula and tibia.
2021-09-02	Farmington	Ct	TRUMPF, INC.	Head, neck, and trunk	Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing-into structure, object, or ground
A commercial jet aircraft crashed into the northwest corner of the facility and a fire resulted. An employee inside the facility sustained burns to his head, neck, and back.
2021-07-02	Haslet	Tx	Amazon Air Hub (KAFW)	Foot (feet)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was loading an aircraft with a unit loading vehicle (ULV). He was pulling the ULV when his left foot got caught between the ULV and a lock. The employee sustained a fractured left foot.
2021-06-28	Coronado	Ca	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was moving wood planks out of a machinery room on an aircraft carrier when they tripped and fell down 8 stairs of an inclined shipboard ladder, resulting in fractured ribs on their left side.
2021-06-04	Colorado Springs	Co	The Sanborn Map Company Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder, working on an aircraft antenna. The employee fell 3 feet from the third rung of the ladder, struck the wing, and then landed on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-05-27	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A mechanic had ascended a work platform that was 44" tall and had been positioned around the aircraft to perform his task. While addressing his work he stepped over the toeboard at the end of the platform onto the ground. He was hospitalized for five broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2021-05-19	Miami	Fl	Swissport North America Ground Handling	Arm(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
A Swissport employee bumped into another employee while standing up after picking up aircraft wheel chocks and fell to the ground. The injured employee sustained a broken left arm.
2021-05-17	Atlanta	Ga	GAT Airline Ground Support	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing catering service to an aircraft and fell between the aircraft and the high-lift truck positioned at the aircraft door. The employee sustained a fractured leg.
2021-04-05	Denver	Co	ABM Aviation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was assisting in closing an aircraft door when the tips of their right index and middle fingers were caught on the edge of the door, resulting in fingertip amputations.
2021-02-20	Miami	Fl	UNITED AIRLINES INC.	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a golf cart around a stationary aircraft. A baggage tug struck the employee and his cart; the employee suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a lung injury.
2021-02-08	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	SPIRIT AIRLINES	Ankle(s)	Fall on aircraft during transport
A flight attendant was completing her final compliance check when the aircraft experienced a sudden drop, causing the flight attendant to fall and another flight attendant to fall on top of her, resulting in a fractured ankle.
2021-01-26	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	FEDEX EXPRESS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was helping push a container in an aircraft. The employee's foot was caught under the wheel of the container, and the employee suffered a broken toe.
2021-01-21	Jamestown	Nd	Skywest Airlines	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking around jet bridge stairs to search and clean an aircraft. He slipped on snow-covered ice and fell to the ground, injuring his head.
2021-01-06	Denton	Tx	M1 Support Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was descending an aircraft's boarding ladder when his foot got caught on the bottom rung. He fell backward onto the concrete floor about 2.5 to 3 feet below. The back of his head struck the floor, and he suffered an abrasion and brain swelling.
2020-10-14	Atlanta	Ga	Delta Air Lines	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in front of a set of towed aircraft stairs, guiding a tow car back. The tow car backed into the employee, and his left leg was caught against the tow stairs hitch. He suffered broken bones and a damaged artery in the leg.
2020-09-22	Chicago	Il	Envoy Air	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While pushing an aircraft out of a hanger using a tow truck, an employee was struck by the aircraft causing fractures to both legs.
2020-09-04	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee left his area of the aircraft carrier after lunch and was noticed stumbling and moving side to side as he walked. The employee sustained heat stroke and an acute kidney injury.
2020-08-20	Tinker Afb	Ok	U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker AFB	Hip(s)	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee climbed onto the wing of a B-52 aircraft from an aerial lift to begin preparations for priming. The employee slid off the wing to the floor approximately 7 feet below. The employee landed on his knees then hit his head on the rear landing gear tire that resulted in an injury requiring stitches. The employee also sustained a possible fractured hip. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.
2020-08-16	Atlanta	Ga	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A mechanic was preparing to replace a filter assembly for a recirculation fan on a passenger aircraft. He reached to remove a screw near the fan, which sucked in his right hand and amputated his index fingertip.
2020-08-14	San Diego	Ca	Zenetex, LLC	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was performing aircraft maintenance and fell approximately 8 feet from the work platform to the concrete floor resulting in a fractured elbow.
2020-06-25	Sanford	Florida	Avocet Aviation Services, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working to remove an aircraft landing gear assembly. The landing gear moved and struck either the employee or the ladder that the employee was standing on, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee was knocked unconscious, suffering a concussion and leg bruising. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a last-minute bag into the cargo bin of an aircraft. The belt loader that was normally used was pulled away, so the employee jumped from the ground to the cargo bin. The employee fell from the cargo bin and struck the back of his head on the concrete, suffering a traumatic brain injury, temporal skull fracture, and subarachnoid and subdural bleeding.
2020-05-11	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was a team member inspecting an aircraft hangar. While opening the hangar doors, the employee's hand was caught between one of the hangar door panels and a support beam, resulting in a laceration and broken fingers.
2020-04-15	Saint Augustine	Florida	Northrop Grumman Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On April 15, 2020, an aircraft electrician was retrieving a tool that fell through the grated cover of a two-foot utility trench. While lifting the grated trench cover, he lost his grip. The trench cover fell and his middle finger was caught between the cover and the floor. He sustained an amputation without bone loss to his right middle fingertip.
2020-03-06	Little Rock	Arkansas	B/E Aerospace Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee of Collins Aerospace and an employee with another company were working on the back rest of an aircraft seat. The Collins Aerospace employee suffered an amputation of a right-hand fingertip between the first knuckle and the nailbed.
2020-03-01	Austin	Texas	LSG Sky Chefs	Skull	Other fall to lower level
On March 1, 2020, at approximately 5:40 a.m., the injured employee was catering a flight with employees 2 and 3. While the catering box on the lift truck was elevated, employees 2 and 3 were closing the aircraft's door and heard a noise. They observed the injured employee on the ground below. It is believed that the injured employee was inside the catering box while it was raised to service the aircraft and fell out after the box's door was opened. The injured employee sustained a skull fracture
2020-02-08	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Menzies Aviation	Upper arm(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
Employees were operating a baggage tractor on a service road. The tractor made contact with an aircraft's left wing and the seat of the tractor was ripped off. The employees were thrown to the ground. Two employees were hospitalized with injuries including a chipped tooth, bruises and abrasions, a dislocated hip, a fractured humerus bone, and a laceration to the left knee.
2020-01-28	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was inspecting an aircraft and tripped on a 3-step stand, fell to the same level, suffered a broken hip, and was hospitalized.
2020-01-21	Midwest City	Oklahoma	Tinker Air Force Base	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped over an aircraft grounding cord while exiting a scissor lift and fell onto an apparatus near the aircraft and the floor surface. The employee was hospitalized for leg and hip injuries.
2020-01-03	Denver	Colorado	United Parcel Service	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a small aircraft when the employee lost balance and fell 4 feet, requiring hospitalization for possible hand, wrist, and spinal fractures.
2020-01-01	Dfw Airport	Texas	American Airlines, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing a power cord from an aircraft. As he was descending the ladder, he fell to the ground and suffered two broken bones below the knee. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2019-09-17	Tinker Afb	Oklahoma	U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a high-pressure washer to clean an aircraft when his left foot was sprayed with the water, causing a puncture wound.
2019-09-07	Houston	Texas	UNITED AIRLINES	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was positioning himself as a safety guide or wing walker to guide a departing aircraft and was struck by a van near the vehicle service road. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-03	Portsmouth	Virginia	Norfolk Naval Shipyard	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was water blasting onboard an aircraft carrier when the water lacerated her right calf.
2019-08-19	Springfield	Missouri	Strom Aviation Inc	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On August 19, 2019, an aircraft mechanic was working on the wing of an aircraft, slipped and fell 5 to 6 feet onto the concrete. He suffered a fractured left hip.
2019-08-19	East Aurora	New York	Moog Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting an aircraft component with an overhead hoist. The component being hoisted created a shear point between itself and the test stand. The employee's thumb tip was amputated in the shear point.
2019-08-08	Houston	Texas	Expressjet Airlines	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving his vehicle (golf cart style) to an aircraft when he passed by two large baggage carts and was T-boned by another vehicle. He was hospitalized with a broken left leg.
2019-08-02	Stuart	Florida	Triumph Aerospace Structures LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working on a 12- to 15-foot aluminum aircraft floor beam resting on a table. The employee tripped on the table leg and, as she fell to the floor, the beam fell onto her. She suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-07-28	Miami	Florida	American Airlines, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was checking an unsecured tow bar connected to a push-out tractor and an aircraft when the tow bar fell onto his right big toe, causing a fracture that required surgery.
2019-07-13	Houston	Texas	United Airlines	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While an aircraft was preparing for departure, a ramp service employee was conducting a physical walk-around safety check. He noticed that the forward wing slat was deployed and a piece of rubber stripping was protruding. As the employee attempted to push the rubber back in, the slat retracted, trapping his hand. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated at the nail cuticle.
2019-07-10	Cherry Point	North Caroli	U. S. Dept. of Navy	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was troubleshooting an aircraft from the cockpit. The employee exited the left side of the cockpit and stepped on the engine intake. When his weight shifted to his right foot, his foot slipped off the intake and he fell off the aircraft. He sustained a compound fracture to the wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.
2019-06-27	Orlando	Florida	Quantum Aviation Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working inside the belly of an aircraft to dislodge a 6,000-pound container. He reached down to release a lock on a container and his thumb was crushed between the container and the lock. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-06-12	Dfw Airport	Texas	DFW Airport Terminal C	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working in an airplane's aft cargo section. A tug struck the belt loader and pushed it into the belly of the aircraft, where it scraped the employee's feet (causing swelling) and broke the employee's legs above the ankles.
2019-05-23	Dallas	Texas	Southwest Airlines	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading an approximately 550-pound cargo box onto an aircraft when his finger was caught between the cargo and the aircraft's cargo bin door, resulting in a left pinky fingertip amputation.
2019-04-29	Wichita Falls	Texas	DenMar Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to hook a piece of aircraft equipment to a trailer when his right index finger got caught between the pintle hook and tow bar resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-04-17	Portsmouth	Virginia	AMP United, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for severe back spasms, heat stress, and dehydration after vacuuming up blast media on an aircraft carrier.
2019-04-14	Miami	Florida	Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from an aircraft loader, injuring his right knee.
2019-04-08	San Diego	California	Zenetex, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was performing maintenance on an aircraft when he fell 2 feet from a stepstool to the floor, hitting his head and requiring hospitalization.
2019-03-25	Fort Worth	Texas	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on the second level of an aircraft maintenance platform installing tags on equipment. The employee stepped on a hole cover and it gave way, allowing the employee to fall 9 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained head trauma, five fractured ribs, and a fractured L5 vertebra.
2019-03-22	Brunswick	Georgia	Buchanan Hauling & Rigging	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was kneeling between the rear end of a crane load (an aircraft tug) and the crane's outriggers. While the back end of the tug was being lowered, it swung toward the employee, striking him and pinning him against an outrigger. He suffered a broken jaw, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.
2019-02-18	Jamaica	New York	Delt Air Lines, Inc	Knee(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A technician was inspecting an aircraft's wing. A vortex generator on the top of the wing struck and lacerated his left knee. He was hospitalized.
2019-02-17	Midwest City	Oklahoma	US Dept of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was bucking rivets on an aircraft skin when his finger was smashed. He suffered an infection and was hospitalized.
2019-02-11	Augusta	Georgia	PFIZER INC.	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On February 11, 2019, at approximately 11:29 a.m. a flight attendant was walking from an aircraft to the fixed-base operator's building when she walked into a static wick on the wing of a Cessna airplane. The employee sustained a laceration next to the left eye resulting in five stitches and hospitalization.
2019-01-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	United Parcel Service	Foot (feet)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving the backside of a unit load device (ULD) to push out a container from an aircraft while another employee was pushing a different container. The employee's left foot was then caught between the side rail and the ULD. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left foot.
2019-01-25	Alexandria	Virginia	Ukpea?vik I?upiat Corporation (UIC)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was working outside conducting a bump test on a rotor motor for aircraft fuel when the rotating motor amputated the employee's right index finger and partially severed the right middle finger.
2019-01-14	Humble	Texas	Swissport USA, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was unloading unit load device containers from an aircraft. He was pulling a pallet when his foot became stuck. The pallet then rolled over his left foot, causing pain, swelling, and bleeding to his toes. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-08	East Alton	Illinois	PREMIER AIR CENTER, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was approaching an aircraft door to recover the aircraft when the pressurized door released and hit the employee. The employee lost a tooth and suffered right arm and facial fractures.
2019-01-01	Denver	Colorado	United Airlines	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was restocking an aircraft from a raised platform catering truck when the employee fell 10 feet off the platform to the ground. The employee's right forearm struck a truck bumper during the fall, sustaining a fracture that required surgery.
2018-09-19	Newark	New Jersey	Fed Ex	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was offloading pallets from an aircraft onto a dolly when his right index finger was caught between a pallet and the dolly lock, resulting in an amputation of his fingertip. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-18	San Diego	California	FLEET READINESS COMMAND SOUTHWEST	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On 9/18/2018, an employee was descending a staircase from scaffolding on an aircraft wing when the employee slipped and fell. The employee's head struck the staircase, causing an injury that required hospitalization.
2018-09-13	West Harrison	New York	Sharp Details, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending aircraft stairs, tripped on the second to last stair and fell striking their back on the last stair near the ground. The employee sustained three inflamed discs.
2018-09-08	Tampa	Florida	American Airlines	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was offloading bags from an aircraft when a bag became lodged at the top of the belt loader. The employee stood on a step and tried to dislodge the bag with one hand while holding a rail with the other hand. As the bag became dislodged, there was some spring action that caused the employee to lose footing and fall from the step to the concrete below. The employee fractured the left elbow.
2018-09-07	Denver	Colorado	Southwest Airlines Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was loading a carrier when the employee tripped and fell on the aircraft door. The employee's right middle finger was then caught in the carrier handle, breaking and lacerating it.
2018-08-25	Dfw Airport	Texas	Expressjet Airlines	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was working on a cable for an aircraft door. The employee noticed the cable was sticking out while another employee was closing the aircraft door. The employee attempted to quickly insert the cable before the door fully closed, and the door closed on the employee's finger, resulting in a left index finger amputation below the first knuckle.
2018-08-24	Essington	Pennsylvania	Ground Services International, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's leg was run over by the front tire of an aircraft in tow.
2018-08-18	San Diego	California	Fleet Readiness Center Southwest	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
On August 18, 2018, an employee suffered a back injury while lifting heavy aircraft equipment onto a rolling cart. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-08-16	Fort Worth	Texas	FedEx	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were trying to lift a container from an aircraft. One employee's hand was caught between the aircraft and the container, causing the amputation of the employee's middle, ring, and little fingers.
2018-08-14	San Diego	California	Fleet Readiness Center Southwest	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was traversing an aircraft wing stand when it rolled out of place and the employee fell 7 or 8 feet. The employee suffered broken ribs and a possible shoulder injury, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-07	Columbus Afb	Mississippi	Vertex Aerospace, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
Three employees were repairing an aircraft ejection seat when it fired and ejected from the aircraft. One of the employees was hospitalized with burns and lacerations to the face, arms, and chest.
2018-07-24	Berkeley	Missouri	The Boeing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An assembly mechanic was reinstalling an aircraft wing when his fingers were crushed. He suffered a potential amputation of the right middle finger.
2018-07-19	Tulsa	Oklahoma	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee's foot was run over by a scaffold used alongside aircraft for maintenance repairs.
2018-07-18	Virginia Beach	Virginia	AECOM	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An aircraft mechanic was working on the left wing of an F-18 aircraft removing a component section of the wing known as a flight control surface. During this process the employee pushed on a bolt with his finger. When the bolt moved, the employee's right index finger followed and was caught in a pinch point by the weight of the falling component. The fingertip was amputated.
2018-07-05	Dfw Airport	Texas	FEDEX	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was loading an aircraft with a unit load device. The wheel of the container rolled over his foot, breaking it.
2018-06-30	Chicago	Illinois	Ground Services International Incorporated dba Dnata	Ankle(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was helping load pallets onto an aircraft. He tripped and a pallet of freight ran over his right ankle, breaking it.
2018-06-29	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sanford Health	Head and trunk	Aircraft incident, n.e.c.
An employee was providing care to a patient aboard a fixed wing aircraft in transport to the hospital. The aircraft encountered clear air turbulence and the employee struck the cabin ceiling causing brain and spine contusions.
2018-06-29	Newport News	Virginia	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was working on an aircraft carrier in drydock. While climbing across from one tower of free standing staging to another, he fell, landing on the dock floor about 30 feet below. He was hospitalized, having suffered two compound fractures in his left arm that required surgery, bruised kidneys/spleen, and a broken left wrist.
2018-06-22	Chicago	Illinois	Total Airport Services	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was helping unload an aircraft pallet when it ran over his left foot. He was hospitalized for surgery. His big toe was partially amputated.
2018-05-16	Orlando	Florida	United Airlines, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing routine maintenance on an aircraft and amputated the right index fingertip while attempting to position a cable.
2018-05-12	Atlanta	Georgia	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a coworker repair an aircraft tire. He removed a tire from a cart and leaned it against the cart to ready it for installation. The tire then fell onto his lower left leg, breaking it.
2018-04-20	Mobile	Alabama	VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was conducting maintenance work in the cargo area of an aircraft. The employee was leaning on the guardrails of the elevated work platform when the hinge on the guardrail failed and the employee fell approximately 4 feet, landing on a work bench below and injuring his lower back.
2018-04-19	Chicago	Illinois	United Airlines Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was manually closing the passenger door of an aircraft because the door's hydraulics were broken when his right pinky finger was caught between the door and the body of the aircraft, amputating his fingertip.
2018-03-24	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	American Airlines, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was unloading cargo from an aircraft when a container of chemical ripped open. The employee was exposed to the chemical and suffered an asthma attack, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-11	Orlando	Florida	Delta Airlines, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was helping to take containers off the back of an aircraft when he fell off a ladder and broke his wrist, requiring surgery.
2018-03-09	Whiteman Air Force Base	Missouri	US Dept of Defense/ USAF 509 Bomb Wing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were replacing the double block-and-bleed valve on an aircraft fuel check-out stand when one employee's finger became caught between the pipeline valve and the stationary pipe. The injured employee was wearing leather gloves. The left middle finger was de-gloved and later received a partial medical amputation.
2018-03-06	Rockford	Illinois	UPS COMPANY	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was loading an aircraft. As he stepped from the aircraft to the deck loader, he fell 10 to 12 feet to the ground, lacerating his face and breaking his pelvis.
2018-02-18	Chicago	Illinois	United Airlines, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was opening the weather doors at the end of the jet way. The door is held closed by a latch pin and utilizes a hydraulic device to hold the door open during passenger loading/unloading from the aircraft. When the employee released the latch pin, the door swung back, knocking the employee to the floor of the jet way resulting in a back injury.
2018-01-22	Denver	Colorado	Menzies Aviation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was loading bags onto an aircraft. He tried to stop the door to the aircraft from closing and missed. The door then closed onto his left index fingertip, severing it.
2018-01-13	Cahokia	Illinois	Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
While using a ladder to work on an aircraft, an employee missed a ladder step and fell to the concrete hangar floor, fracturing a vertebra.
2017-09-21	Wichita	Kansas	Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.	Head, neck, and trunk	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was working inside the front cab of an airport fuselage when he tripped and fell on the aircraft's metal frame, injuring his back, neck, and head.
2017-08-28	Miami	Florida	AAR Landing Gear Services	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A mechanic was attempting to remove a jammed metering pin from an aircraft landing gear strut with his hands. A co-worker was pressurizing the strut from the opposite end with a pneumatic air hose pressurized at 120psi. The pin dislodged, striking the mechanic and fracturing both arms and wrists. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-08-21	Atlanta	Georgia	American Airlines	Wrist(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee observed an unoccupied tug rolling toward an aircraft and was attempting to stop it when the employee suffered a cut wrist.
2017-08-03	Lake Charles	Louisiana	Northrop Grumman Corporation	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was raising an aircraft maintenance stand with a pump handle when the pump handle broke off and the employee fell approximately 5 feet from the stand to the ground, suffering a broken hip.
2017-08-02	Atlanta	Georgia	DELTA AIRLINES	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was unloading an aircraft when she was caught between a pallet transport and container loader, breaking her left leg.
2017-07-22	Macon	Georgia	HAECO Airframe Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working on a panel task card on top of an aircraft engine when he became nauseous and dizzy. HE was hospitalized with dehydration and heat exhaustion.