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A worker at San Antonio’s international airport died after being sucked into a jet’s engine late on Friday, officials said.

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[–] grilledsausage@kbin.social 37 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The fact that this is generally referred to as being “ingested” sketches me out ever so slightly, just like the word “degloved.”

[–] atocci@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Oh my god, I've never heard of degloving before and looked it up out of curiosity. That's horrifying, it means exactly what it sounds like it does.

[–] WHARRGARBL@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I’ve been degloved - It’s not that bad. Now ingested is pretty final.

[–] Erismi14@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

I am an engineer who works on turbofan engines, and the term ingestion is what whe use for all foreign objects entering the engine. That includes ice and birds too. Still an absolute tragedy.

[–] swope@kbin.social 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Apparently some people get sucked into jet engines twice. Enough that there's a medical code for Sucked into jet engine, subsequent encounter: https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/V97.33XD

[–] Spaceman2901@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Or, and hear me out, it could be that some medical coder was running on autopilot and put a subsequent encounter code in out of habit.

[–] racer983@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

Subsequent encounter means you're seeing the doctor again for the same problem. So if you got sucked into a jet engine and lived somehow you'd probably be seeing the doctor a bunch of times, and the second doctor visit and all later visits would be encoded as "subsequent encounter"

I love weird icd 10 codes, my favorite is V91.07, burn due to water-skis on fire. Like has that ever actually happened? If so please post link, I must know.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

Edna Mode wasn't kidding about those capes.

[–] weremacaque@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

Another one? I don’t know why it’s happening multiple times this year. Is it common?

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, that does not sound like a nice way to die.

[–] dreadgoat@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago

Bizarre and gruesome, but probably totally painless.

If you get sucked in at 100mph, your body will completely pass through the blades faster than your brain can register pain.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Happened in Alabama on New Year's Eve as well.

[–] BurnTheRight@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They have jets in Alabama?! Do they scare the locals?

[–] swope@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Alabama has a federal reserve for rocket scientists & their whole ecosystem. There's a pretty neat safari you can go on where they've set up a bunch of enrichment toys and such for the rocket scientists to play on.

MSFC Test Stand

[–] kestrel7@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Horrifying. Rest in peace.

[–] victron@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

... and pieces.

[–] withersailor@aussie.zone 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A source briefed directly on the case told the Guardian on Sunday that it appeared the worker had “intentionally stepped in front of the live engine” on the jet and that police were investigating that aspect. But the cause of the worker’s death hadn’t officially been determined on Sunday, and the source spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation into the case was still pending.

Could be any reason. Won't know until the investigation is finished.

[–] Lightninhopkins@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Look, he totally meant for this to happen, nothing to see here folks.

[–] BobQuasit@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Anyone else reminded of this scene from Firefly?

[–] anthoniix@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

This shit made me do a double take

[–] Adonnus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Article didn't say if there were passengers but can you imagine seeing this from your window seat?? I don't think I'd be able to process what I saw.

[–] PabloPicasshole@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

That’s some Final Destination shit there

[–] printerjammed@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

No matter what comes out this happens way too often