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American Airlines fined $15K after mom of 3 was ‘violently’ sucked into plane’s engine on New Year’s Eve
A regional subsidiary of American Airlines was hit with a $15,625 fine by federal safety regulators over the death of a ground crew worker who was sucked into the engine of a plane at an Alabama airport on New Year’s Eve. (www.newsbreak.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The article does not mention anything specific the airline allegedly did wrong. It says they held two safety briefings immediately prior to the incident that covered waiting for the engines to shut down. So what was the issue?
The problem seems to be they didn't use cartoons to illustrate the dangers involved with Jet engines.
They allow some to walk on the ramp without proper supervision and got to close to an engine.. the only way that could have happened is if the ramp crew was not watching or paying attention.
She was ground crew. She had training, and exactly how do you test someone's skill in observing the flashing beacon? And who said she didn't have "proper supervision"?
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I learned in Little League that you had to "be in the game" the whole time. It's hard when you're 6, but you learn.
or drunk. It was New Years eve after all.
I have seen this with very close fatal consequences.
We’ll never know, but could have been already thinking abt getting off work & attending a NYE party. Since she had three children, it’s possible they were being kept by a relative; telling them she was going to a party after work.