Kev3188
Veteran
did they ever find out what actually happened in ORF that day? My sympathies go out to her and her entire family.
Robbed--
What actually happened: Mrs. Bogucki was crushed between the pushback tug and the nose of the A/C. Apparently, she was trying to hook it up to the plane by herself. Here's an article on the incident.
Why it happened: The investigation was still ongoing as of last month. What is known, is that ORF was very short staffed for quite some time leading up to this, and that worker's concerns about safety went unheeded.
As a result of this incident, all NW pushbacks now have a steel "framework" around the front of them to prevent this from happening in the future.