United Airlines Employee Injured in Equipment Mishap

March 1, 2018
As the employee guided the wheeled jet bridge to a plane from Aruba, a wheel rolled over his leg, authorities said. The 34-year-old injured employee was part of the team helping passengers disembark.

In the latest mishap to befall a major air carrier, an United Airlines employee suffered an injury after being rolled over by a jet bridge at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. 

As the employee guided the wheeled jet bridge to a plane from Aruba, a wheel rolled over his leg, authorities said. The 34-year-old injured employee was part of the team helping passengers disembark.

"On Tuesday evening, an employee was injured by a jetbridge while working on the ramp at Newark Liberty International Airport," United Airlines spokesman Robert Einhorn said in a statement to Newsweek. "Our thoughts are with our employee."

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