Tragic Death of Airport Worker Ingested by Plane Engine in Texas

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Source: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Tragic Death of Airport Worker Ingested by Plane Engine in Texas
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An airline ground worker contracted by Delta died after being "ingested" into the engine of an arriving plane at San Antonio International Airport. The employee worked for Unifi, a company Delta contracts for ground handling operations. The incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. This is the second incident in less than a year where an airline worker was sucked into a plane engine and killed.

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