What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing delta flight #1986 a B-767-3P6 from lax to bos was taxing to terminal c gate 26.the a/c crossed the vehicle service road (vsr) between terminals b and c where it stopped awaiting a third wingwalker to continue taxiing to gate 26. While the a/c was stopped numerous fround vehicles passed behind it on the vsr. A united air line employee Mr. Michael reggioni was driving a tug towing dollies with LD8 containers on them. As Mr. Reggioni got out of his tug to retrieve the container and ended up being blown inside the container, which was blown approx. 20-40' down the taxiway. Initial investigation was that Mr. Reggioni only suffered minor cuts and bruises and the investigation was closed as an occurence. It was discovered later that Mr. Reggioni was hospitalized for four days with head trauma.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING DELTA FLIGHT #1986 A B-767-3P6 FROM LAX TO BOS WAS TAXING TO TERMINAL C GATE 26.THE A/C CROSSED THE VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD (VSR) BETWEEN TERMINALS B AND C WHERE IT STOPPED AWAITING A THIRD WINGWALKER TO CONTINUE TAXIING TO GATE 26. WHILE THE A/C WAS STOPPED NUMEROUS FROUND VEHICLES PASSED BEHIND IT ON THE VSR. A UNITED AIR LINE EMPLOYEE MR. MICHAEL REGGIONI WAS DRIVING A TUG TOWING DOLLIES WITH LD8 CONTAINERS ON THEM. AS MR. REGGIONI GOT OUT OF HIS TUG TO RETRIEVE THE CONTAINER AND ENDED UP BEING BLOWN INSIDE THE CONTAINER, WHICH WAS BLOWN APPROX. 20-40' DOWN THE TAXIWAY. INITIAL INVESTIGATION WAS THAT MR. REGGIONI ONLY SUFFERED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES AND THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED AS AN OCCURENCE. IT WAS DISCOVERED LATER THAT MR. REGGIONI WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FOUR DAYS WITH HEAD TRAUMA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.