Jet engine eats a guy at SATX airport.

[Moonpie]

Airline Ground Crew Employee Dies At San Antonio Airport

A ground member employed by Delta Air Lines contractor, Unifi, passed away Friday evening at San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio, Texas.

simpleflying.com

 

[Txhillbilly]

Passed away my ass! If he was sucked through the turbines, he was nothing but red mist shooting out the back of it.
That would be a fast way of dying!

 

[MountainGirl]

Is that how it happened? Sucked in?
Usually the engines aren't cranked up enough for that at the gate...

 

[toddnjoyce]

2nd one in six months. Montgomery, AL ramper suffered the same fate this past New Year’s eve.

Baggage handler is killed 'after being sucked into plane engine'

An unidentified baggage handler was killed on Saturday after he was sucked into the engine of an Envoy Air flight parked on the ramp at Montgomery Regional Airport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[studenygreg]

Is that how it happened? Sucked in?
Usually the engines aren't cranked up enough for that at the gate...

Someone shared: San Antonio airport worker dies in tragic accident https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/san-antonio-airport-worker-dies-in-tragic-accident


This article says he was sucked in

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[MountainGirl]

Someone shared: San Antonio airport worker dies in tragic accident https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/san-antonio-airport-worker-dies-in-tragic-accident


This article says he was sucked in

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Thanks, right. Your article said the plane was taxiing to the gate; the OP said it was a contract baggage handler, which would have been at the gate. Either way, totally sucks.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Either way, totally sucks.

I see what you did there

 

[reddog]

Being ex USAF, all I got to say is if you get sucked into an engine it's your fault.

 

[Texasgordo]

This article says he was sucked in

Giggity

 

[Fishkiller]

How can you not see the jet coming at you?Wonder how much safety training they get as contractors. Hopefully not from the Titan sub guy.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I read about a female worker getting sucked into an engine in the last 2-3 months also.

 

[DaBull]

How can you not see the jet coming at you?Wonder how much safety training they get as contractors. Hopefully not from the Titan sub guy.

With good hearing protection, you need to keep your head on a swivel.

 

[Gordo]

People need to realize that their #1 responsibility at any job is to go home after their shift.

And no, did not turn into a complete mist, someone had to go get a broom, and shovel to scrape up all the bits.
Someone will have to pull that engine, and probably disassemble it.
I feel sorry for the people having to do that...

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

I saw a video of that happening to a Navy guy on a carrier - miraculously he survived, but he was pretty trashed...

 

[General Zod]

I saw a video of that happening to a Navy guy on a carrier - miraculously he survived, but he was pretty trashed...

The one where he was sucked into an A-6 Intruder? Yeah, the airflow ripped his helmet off, which trashed the turbines and damaged the engine enough that it stopped running before he got far enough down the intake to be killed. Huge fireball out the back of the engine from the damage the helmet did. Lucky break for him.

 

[General Zod]

How can you not see the jet coming at you?Wonder how much safety training they get as contractors. Hopefully not from the Titan sub guy.

Their job involves walking around while jets are taxiing nearby and being moved - it's all a matter of staying where you're supposed to while the jet is in various positions or being moved various directions, and the people controlling where the jet is making sure it's where it's supposed to be. If either of those things is a little bit "off"...disaster strikes.

All it takes is one person or piece of equipment out of place...

 

[orbitup]

The one where he was sucked into an A-6 Intruder? Yeah, the airflow ripped his helmet off, which trashed the turbines and damaged the engine enough that it stopped running before he got far enough down the intake to be killed. Huge fireball out the back of the engine from the damage the helmet did. Lucky break for him.

His clothing also got caught on a probe in the inlet.

I've cleaned up engines after bird strikes so I know what they can do, Turbojets anyway. A large turbofan like that would chop you into smaller pieces but not a mist because you would probably only go through the fan.

 

[vmax]

Not being disrespectful here but wanting to know if they would not just replace that engine afterwards if w 200 lb human went thru it?
It would have to be cleaned and inspected at a minimum
I imagine this in in video as there are cameras everywhere ok the ramp

 

[IXLR8]

The one where he was sucked into an A-6 Intruder? Yeah, the airflow ripped his helmet off, which trashed the turbines and damaged the engine enough that it stopped running before he got far enough down the intake to be killed. Huge fireball out the back of the engine from the damage the helmet did. Lucky break for him.

Here is the video. He walked away.

 

[kbaxter60]

Either way, totally sucks.

We see what you did there.