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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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[–] [email protected] 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.”

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

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[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Edna Mode wasn't kidding about those capes.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Apparently a number of alabamans are still terrified of the magical poop stealing water chair

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Horrifying. Rest in peace.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

... and pieces.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Anyone else reminded of this scene from Firefly?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

This shit made me do a double take

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That’s some Final Destination shit there

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

No matter what comes out this happens way too often