Logan Airport Forklift Operator Dead After Work Accident: Police

BOSTON, MA — A 51-year-old Logan Airport forklift operator from Winthrop is dead following an accident at work Tuesday afternoon, Massachusetts State Police said Wednesday.

The accident occurred around 3:20 p.m. in a loading area outside Terminal C's gate 26, an area to which the public does not have access, police said.

The worker, an employee of a JetBlue sub-contractor, was attempting to drive the forklift through a lower bag service entrance when its backrest extension was raised, hitting a beam over the entrance, police said. The forklift then tipped over and fell on top of the man, who had been ejected onto the pavement, according to police.

"A JetBlue employee who heard the crash and several other co-workers rushed to the victim’s aid and used an aircraft tow bar to lift the forklift enough to pull the victim out from underneath," police wrote in a statement.

Police then arrived on the scene and provided emergency care to the man before he was taken to the hospital, where he later died, police said.

The accident is under investigation.

Patch reached out to JetBlue for comment.