OSHA Ends Investigation of On-Duty Death of American Airlines Employee at Austin Airport

Nov. 6, 2023

A Department of Labor spokesperson said neither American Airlines or Menzies Aviation were cited at the close of the investigation on Oct. 30.

By Chase Rogers

Source Austin American-Statesman

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration last week concluded its investigation into the on-duty death of an American Airlines employee at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport earlier this year, deciding the two companies named in the investigation would not face penalties, a Department of Labor spokesperson said Thursday.

American Airlines and Menzies Aviation, a U.K.-based company also linked to the Austin airport's second work-related death this year, were subjects of the federal investigation. Menzies Aviation is one of more than a dozen ground-handling companies operating at the city-owned airport.