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A federal investigation is underway after an incident at a Delta Air Lines aircraft maintenance facility in Atlanta early Tuesday morning that left two company employees dead and a third seriously injured, Fox Digital reported.
Delta said the fatal accident happened just after 5 a.m. at a maintenance facility in its Technical Operations Center adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Delta said the incident involved a wheel part that was not attached to the aircraft and had been disassembled for maintenance, and the injured worker is still receiving treatment after the accident.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) confirmed to Fox Digital on Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into the incident.
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Delta Air Lines said two employees were killed and a third was injured in an accident that occurred early Tuesday morning at a Delta TechOps facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Georgia. (FOX5 Atlanta WAGA/Fox News)
The Clayton County Coroner's Office identified the two dead workers as 58-year-old Mirko Malweg and 37-year-old Luis Aldarondo, the office reported.
Details about the injured workers were not immediately released.
Officials told FOX 5 Atlanta that the tire exploded while workers were removing it from the plane. (FOX5 Atlanta WAGA/Fox News)
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John Rafter, Delta TechOps chief operating officer and president, said in a statement Tuesday that the company was “deeply saddened” to have to share the news of the fatal accident that occurred at the facility's wheel and brake shop.
“Sadly, two of our team members have been killed and another has been seriously injured,” Rafter said in a statement. FOX 5 Atlanta reported. “We offer their family our full support at this difficult time and are conducting investigations to establish what happened.”
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Delta Air Lines said in a separate statement that it was “heartbroken” and was working with local authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox Digital that the agency is aware of the incident and is in contact with the airline.
