A 44-year-old loader, Mahinder Singh, suffered ‘compound fracture’ when a heavy cargo accidentally fell on his leg while moving pellet, an airport official said on Sunday.
The incident happened at around 0300 at the cargo terminal of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).
MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Limited) medical break attended Singh, who is working for a private company, and shifted him to the Holy Spirit Hospital in Andheri east, the official said.
“He underwent surgery for a compound fracture of Rt Tibia & fibula and his condition is stable now,” the official added.
