Update: Ramp Worker Ingested By Delta A319 Engine - AVweb

Watched Blancolirio. Was a suicide. A particularly horrible one.

What else could American have done? As a layman a few things come as obvious. But if possible in engine design implement some sort of safety precaution that might prevent allowance of bodies injection. (Square Peg Round Hole) Or/And Form physical impediment near hazards with stringent protocol in work environment! Remove any worker ability to encounter running engine hazards! Oh and I’d like to hear more on this suicide by airplane engine story!

Tim S is correct. Airlines talk safety to ground crews, and insist that cargo doors be opened within time limits or else the ramper gets reprimanded. Many times over the years I’ve had cargo doors opened while the right engine was still running. I now shut down he right engine before blocking in every time for this reason. The company is covered because of “training, policies and procedures” meanwhile supervisors browbeat ramp workers to hurry up ignoring safety. It’s an industry problem, not an individual airline problem.