Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-07 | Saint Louis | Mo | Southwest Airlines | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was pulling and guiding a baggage cart. As he tried to attach the cart to a tug hitch, his fingertip was caught by the cart tongue and hitch. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2021-04-18 | Jamaica | Ny | American Airlines | Nonclassifiable | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a wide loader when it was struck by a baggage tractor. The employee lost consciousness. | |||||
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. | |||||
2020-09-20 | Tamuning | Gu | Menzies Aviation (USA) Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was performing maintenance on a baggage belt and was using a towel to clean the belt. The belt pulled the towel and the employee's left hand into the belt. His left middle finger was caught in the chain and sprocket and amputated. | |||||
2020-02-29 | Jamaica | New York | American Airlines Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was replacing a baggage conveyor system clutch and checking the drive belt when the employee's glove was caught and their left hand was pulled into the machine's pulley resulting in a partial amputation of the index finger. | |||||
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. | |||||
2019-09-18 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | Air General, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was using a forklift to tow a baggage cart. The cart disengaged from the forklift, and he left the forklift to stop the cart from rolling down a ramp. The forklift struck him from behind, breaking his left ankle. | |||||
2019-08-12 | Miami | Florida | AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC | Hand(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
While working in the baggage area under a terminal, an employee was helping to guide a tractor in next to the baggage belt. As the tractor and first cart passed her and turned away from the baggage belt, the second container hit the back of the employee's right hand, which was on a bollard between the carts and the employee. The employee suffered a broken right hand. | |||||
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. | |||||
2019-05-10 | Orlando | Florida | Swissport USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee fractured his left ring finger while disconnecting a baggage cart. | |||||
2019-04-20 | East Boston | Massachusett | DNATA | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a baggage tug tractor in the rain. As the employee was maneuvering a turn, the tractor struck a pole. The steering wheel caused internal bruising and lacerations to the employee's intestines. | |||||
2019-04-18 | Dfw Airport | Texas | American Airlines | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was unloading baggage and suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2019-04-08 | Jamaica | New York | Jet Blue Airways Corporation | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating a baggage tug and struck a baggage chute. The employee suffered a laceration to the liver and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-08 | Denver | Colorado | Menzies Aviation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was freeing stuck baggage at an airport baggage carousel. The carousel caught the employee's index finger, causing an amputation to the end of the finger. | |||||
2019-03-09 | Dallas | Texas | AMERICAN AIRLINES | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
While climbing a ladder to clear a baggage jam, an employee fell to the concrete floor, suffering a head injury and losing consciousness. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-09 | East Boston | Massachusett | JetBlue Airways Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was pulling a baggage cart toward a belt loader. The tongue of the baggage cart struck his right middle finger against the belt loader, amputating it at the first knuckle. | |||||
2018-09-24 | Newark | New Jersey | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was inspecting baggage handling belts. The employee's hand was caught between the rollers on a belt, causing the degloving of two fingers. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Jamaica | New York | Dnata Aviation USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was trying to connect two baggage carts. The connecting bar amputated the employee's right ring finger. | |||||
2018-08-09 | Miami | Florida | Lsg, Sky Chefs, Inc | Thigh(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was ground guiding a food catering truck on an airport terminal ramp when a baggage cart vehicle struck the employee, fracturing both of the employee's femurs. | |||||
2018-07-11 | Orlando | Florida | Menzies Aviation (USA) Inc. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was stepping off a baggage cart when she slipped and fell, fracturing her right arm. | |||||
2018-05-21 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | United Airlines Inc. | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a baggage tug to pick up bags from a default belt when the employee hit a pole outside the bag room. The employee's left foot made contact with the pole, fracturing the ankle. | |||||
2018-02-01 | Orlando | Florida | Swissport USA, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Nonclassifiable |
The stabilizer from a low deck unloader struck and crushed an employee's foot while unloading baggage from a plane. | |||||
2018-01-12 | Atlanta | Georgia | Department of Homeland Security | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was retrieving a cell phone from underneath a baggage conveyor belt. Another employee did not know that he was under the conveyor and lowered the conveyor onto him, cracking his rib. | |||||
2018-01-03 | Moundsville | West Virgini | LeVeck Lighting Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by object breaking in hand |
An employee was working on a light fixture when the bulb broke and cut his right little finger. The employee wrapped his hand initially, but then unwrapped it to look at it and fainted. The employee fell and hit his head on the baggage rack before hitting the floor and having a seizure. | |||||
2017-09-12 | Tamuning | Guam | United Airlines, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was disconnecting a baggage cart from another baggage cart when the upper portion of the receiver hitch dropped and crushed the tip of their right index finger partially amputating it. | |||||
2017-07-20 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | Menzies Aviation Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On Thursday, July 20, 2017, at approximately 8:30 p.m., an employee was connecting a lavatory service cart to a baggage tug when his right middle fingertip was pinched and amputated by the baggage tug. | |||||
2017-07-14 | Orlando | Florida | Siemens Corporation | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was at the airport walking away from the baggage claim area with her luggage and computer case in front of her. The luggage fell in a hole on the concrete sidewalk causing the employee to trip and fall over the luggage. The employee was admitted to the hospital for a fracture to the right elbow. | |||||
2017-07-04 | Denver | Colorado | United Continental Holdings Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was bitten by a spider while handling baggage. The employee became ill and the area that was bitten became swollen. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-06-28 | Houston | Texas | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was manually pulling a baggage cart, using the hole in the cart tongue to guide it to a baggage tug hitch, while a coworker was pushing the baggage cart from behind. As the baggage cart tongue came into contact with the tug hitch, the employee's left hand was caught between the tongue and hitch, amputating the pinky finger at the root of the nail and lacerating the ring finger. | |||||
2017-06-13 | Jamaica | New York | American Airlines | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee went to cross over a baggage belt when the belt started to move, causing him to lose his balance. He fell and his foot was caught between the drive motor and pulley guard, fracturing his right ankle. | |||||
2017-05-21 | Pascagoula | Mississippi | WAL-MART STORE #1066 | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee was walking toward the register to relieve another cashier when she tripped and fell. She hit her side on a baggage carousel as she was falling to the ground, fracturing a rib. | |||||
2017-04-20 | Newark | New Jersey | United Airlines | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a baggage tug when his lower left leg was caught and fractured between an upright pillar and the baggage tug. | |||||
2017-04-15 | Atlanta | Georgia | Delta Airlines, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was connecting two baggage transporters when the hinge of one dropped, pinching and amputating the employee's left middle finger. | |||||
2017-02-19 | Miami | Florida | Swissport USA, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
On 2/19/2017, an employee was about to start fueling an aircraft. He was walking between two baggage carts when one of the cart operators moved and he was caught between the two carts. He was hospitalized with head and right arm injuries. | |||||
2017-01-30 | Miami Springs | Florida | ULTRA AVIATION SERVICES, INC. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was a passenger on a baggage tractor traveling from one gate to another. When the tractor made a left turn, the employee fell off. The employee sustained a left knee fracture and a right shoulder dislocation. | |||||
2016-08-19 | Denver | Colorado | Flexjet LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was loading baggage onto an aircraft when he cut his right ring fingertip (with possible partial amputation) on a sharp edge of the aircraft. | |||||
2016-08-07 | Chicago | Illinois | American Airlines, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was loading an LD8 (large cage for baggage) onto a cargo bed dolly. The LD8 shifted and his hand was pinned between the LD8 and the flat bed dolly, possibly amputating his left middle finger. | |||||
2016-08-07 | Newark | New Jersey | Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics LLC | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was unloading baggage tubs from a cart when he lost his balance and fell over, striking his leg on the baggage conveyor and fracturing his right femur. | |||||
2016-08-04 | Newark | New Jersey | UNITED AIRLINES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was handling baggage containers when his right-hand middle finger was crushed by two aluminum baggage containers. | |||||
2016-07-12 | Kennesaw | Georgia | Tug Technology, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was conducting maintenance on a belt conveyor. The employee's right-hand middle finger was amputated while the employee disassembled the baggage tug. | |||||
2016-05-27 | Jamaica | New York | AIRCRAFT SERVICE INTERNATIONAL GROUP | Ankle(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was riding on the passenger side of a baggage tug being driven by a coworker. The driver made a sharp left turn, and the employee fell off. The baggage cart, which was being pulled by the tug, ran over the employee and fractured his left ankle. | |||||
2016-05-13 | Miami | Florida | American Airlines | Leg(s) | Bites and stings |
An employee was loading baggage when a spider bit his left leg, causing swelling. | |||||
2016-03-22 | Jamaica | New York | Delta Air Lines Inc | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
An employee was sitting in a chair near the baggage conveyor belt. At the same time, a tug that was towing three baggage carts was making a turn around the baggage belt. During this turn, the last cart struck a concrete bollard and overturned. The overturned cart struck the employee, who suffered a broken ankle. | |||||
2016-03-13 | Miami | Florida | AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was loading baggage into a tractor's passenger side when the tractor operator began to drive and ran over the employee's foot, injuring her right ankle. | |||||
2016-02-08 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | American Airlines, Inc. | Pelvis | Moving in same direction, nonroadway |
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. | |||||
2015-12-10 | East Boston | Massachusett | Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
A forklift driver hit an employee, crushing him between the forklift and a baggage cart. | |||||
2015-10-11 | Chicago | Illinois | Swissport USA, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a tug and taking baggage to an aircraft. The employee swerved to avoid another employee in the area and crushed their left foot between a post and the tug. | |||||
2015-08-16 | Dallas | Texas | AMERICAN AIRLINES | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been working outside moving baggage and was found passed out in the break room. The employee was hospitalized for extreme dehydration that caused kidney failure. | |||||
2015-07-16 | Dfw Airport | Texas | Siemens Postal, Parcel and Airport Logistics | Hand(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was performing demolition work on the old baggage handling system at Terminal B. The employee was cutting the last 2 U bolts. The pipe-hanger got caught and was hanging on the conveyor when it started to pull forward. It got free and sprung backwards, smashing the employee's hand. | |||||
2015-06-08 | Atlanta | Georgia | Johnson Controls | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell at the Atlanta airport, under Concourse E, Apron level, at the international baggage line. The employee slipped on black dust and broke his hip as a result of the fall. | |||||
2015-06-06 | Atlanta | Georgia | DELTA AIRLINES | Multiple foot (feet) locations | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was towing baggage carts back to the bag room from the ramp area next to E-11. He applied the brake as he entered the bag room. The cart jack-knifed and pinned his left foot between the tug and the cart. He fractured his big toe and a bone in his heel. | |||||
2015-05-24 | Dfw Airport | Texas | Envoy Air | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was lifting a bag from the baggage carousel onto the baggage cart when the employee felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. The employee had emergency surgery. | |||||
2015-04-02 | Dallas | Texas | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was walking between empty baggage carts when the baggage tug operator drove over her right foot. | |||||
2015-02-02 | Miami | Florida | Triangle Services Inc. | Stomach organ | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway |
On 2-2-2015 at about 8:30 a.m., the injured employee was driving a baggage tractor, towing four empty dollies. A forklift was being driven forward with cargo; the operator could not see the travel path and collided with the tractor. The injured employee experienced internal injuries to the stomach from impact with the tractor wheel. The employee was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. | |||||
2015-01-26 | Wichita | Kansas | WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES | Knee(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
Employee was out on the ramp while driving a tug. He hit a curb and was ejected from the tug. The tug ran over both of his knees, injuring him. He was going to get some baggage from the carousel to load into the airplane. During this process, he hit the curb and got injured. | |||||
2015-01-03 | Tampa | Florida | Dal Global Services, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee suffered a trans-phalangeal amputation of the middle finger on the right hand. The employee was attempting to connect two baggage-transferring carts manually by pulling them into each other. The employee placed his hand on one baggage cart and pulled it to the second cart with his other hand in an effort to connect the two. The employee's hand was caught between the two carts, causing a middle finger amputation on his right hand at the first knuckle. |