Delta worker dies accidentally after tug strikes jet bridge at Orlando airport
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Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · May 8
Delta worker dies accidentally after tug strikes jet bridge at Orlando airport
10 articles · Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · May 8
The medical examiner said Friday the 49-year-old Orlando man died from multiple blunt impact injuries after the late-night incident at gate 78.
Passengers on Delta Flight 2593 were removed by rear airstairs to the tarmac, while other Delta flights were briefly held near the gate area.
Earlier reports said police and OSHA were investigating, Delta temporarily paused Orlando operations and cancelled one flight as the airline and airport authority offered condolences.
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