Baggage handler falls asleep in MCI, wakes up in ORD
Oct 31, 2018, 4:35 pm
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Baggage handler falls asleep in MCI, wakes up in ORD
Oct 31, 2018, 9:03 pm
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It’s likely, as a Transportation worker, they collected some samples to send to the lab they use for that. (He’s subje t to periodic, random and incident-driven samples for analysis.)
Oct 31, 2018, 9:13 pm
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What an idiot.
Oct 31, 2018, 10:52 pm
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Nov 1, 2018, 6:31 am
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The sleepiness has been ascribed to a hangover from heavy drinking the previous day. A statement from AA, in part:
”A Piedmont Airlines employee, who was working an American Airlines flight on the morning of Oct. 27 at Kansas City International Airport (MCI), inadvertently fell asleep in the forward cargo hold of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft," American Airlines said in a statement. "The flight subsequently took off with the team member in the cargo hold, which was heated and pressurized.
"Our top priority is ensuring the well-being of the Piedmont employee," the statement continued. "He did not request any medical attention upon arrival in Chicago, and we are grateful that he did not sustain any injuries. The American team is very concerned about this serious situation, and we are reviewing what transpired with our Piedmont and Kansas City colleagues."
"Our top priority is ensuring the well-being of the Piedmont employee," the statement continued. "He did not request any medical attention upon arrival in Chicago, and we are grateful that he did not sustain any injuries. The American team is very concerned about this serious situation, and we are reviewing what transpired with our Piedmont and Kansas City colleagues."
Nov 1, 2018, 7:22 am
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Nov 1, 2018, 9:51 am
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That’s incorrect. I’ve worked with many companies, including many Fortune 500, ranging from forest products to high- and bio-tech, transportation, waste treatment - removal and recycling and many more, and typically they’d investigate, possibly including testing, and depending on the results would range from termination to last chance agreement and treatment, often through the company Employee Assistance Program or similar.