Baggage handler, 26, is fatally SCALPED after getting her hair tangled in luggage conveyor while taking luggage off Frontier flight at New Orleans airport
- Jermani Thompson, 26, got her hair tangled in a baggage belt while unloading the plane
- She was rushed to hospital shortly after the incident on August 30, but she died soon after
- A spokesman for the New Orleans’ Airport said that they were ‘deeply saddened’ by her tragic loss
An airport baggage handler died after she was scalped in a horrific workplace accident after her hair got caught in a conveyor belt.
Jermani Thompson, 26, had been working at New Orleans Airport when her hair tangled in the transporter on August 30 while she unloaded a Frontier plane that had just landed there.
She had been working on the apron, an area where the aircraft is parked, loaded, unloaded, refueled, boarded and maintained.
Officials say that she was rushed to hospital shortly after the incident at around 10pm but passed away soon after.
Her body was identified by the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office, and a spokesman for the airport confirmed the accident.
A spokesman for GAT Airline Ground Support, where she was employed, say her hair got caught in the belt loader.
Jermani Thompson, 26, had been working at New Orleans Airport when her hair tangled in the transporter on August 30
Officials say that she was rushed to hospital shortly after the incident at around 10pm but passed away soon after. Her body was identified by the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office, and a spokesman for the airport confirmed the accident
A spokesman for GAT Airline Ground Support, where she was employed, say her hair got caught in the belt loader
They said: ‘We are heartbroken and are supporting her family and her friends as best as we are able.
‘Please send your well wishes to everyone at our New Orleans station during this very difficult time.’
Frontier Airlines canceled one flight on Wednesday morning in the wake of the accident but all other flights operated on schedule.
A spokesman for Frontier Airlines said in a statement: ‘We extend our deepest condolences following the tragic death of a team member of our ground handling business partner at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans.
‘Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones during this difficult time.’
Kevin Dolliole, Director of Aviation for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport added: ‘We are deeply saddened about the tragic loss of GAT Airline Ground Support team member, Jermani Thompson.
‘The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport extends its sincere condolences to her family and friends, and also to our partners at GAT and Fontier Airlines.
‘Jermani was a part of our Airport family, and we will continue to support one another in any way we can during this trying time.’
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