Body of Delta worker ‘unrecognizable’ after tire explosion, son says

The son of a Delta Air Traces employee killed on the airline’s plane upkeep facility in Atlanta early Tuesday says his father’s physique was “unrecognizable,” and solely capable of be recognized by his tattoos.

Mirko Marweg, 58, was often called “Mr. Repair-It” to his household. He served within the Air Power for 4 years and labored for the MARTA metro system, previous to being employed by Delta Air Traces for greater than 20 years, in keeping with 11Alive Information.

“I am in a state of shock,” Marweg’s son, Andre Coleman, informed the TV station. “I wished to view the physique as a result of I did not imagine it was true. Neither did my mother.”

“We recognized him by tattoos and his Mississippi State lanyard round his neck.”

DEATHS OF 2 DELTA WORKERS UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AFTER WHEEL MISHAP AT GEORGIA FACILITY

The deadly incident occurred shortly after 5 a.m. at a upkeep facility in Delta’s Technical Operations Middle subsequent to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport, the airline mentioned.

Marweg was amongst two employees who died whereas wheel parts had been being disassembled for upkeep at a wheel and brake store. A 3rd employee was critically injured.

The components weren’t connected to a airplane on the time, Delta mentioned.

2 DELTA WORKERS KILLED, THIRD PERSON INJURED AT GEORGIA MAINTENANCE FACILITY

The airplane believed to have been concerned was a Boeing 757-200, in keeping with FOX 5 Atlanta. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

The Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace recognized the second sufferer as 37-year-old Luis Aldarondo. The injured employee remained in medical care as of Wednesday following the incident, which Delta mentioned concerned wheel parts that had been being disassembled for upkeep and never connected to an plane.

A federal investigation by the U.S. Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA) is underway.

Sources informed FOX 5 Atlanta {that a} tire exploded as employees eliminated it from an plane. (FOX 5 Atlanta WAGA / Fox Information)

Marweg, who lived in Stone Mountain, Georgia, was planning to retire in just a few months, in keeping with 11Alive.

Coleman mentioned his father was a loving man who had simply helped change the oil on Coleman’s motorbike on Sunday.

“That’s the type of dad he was. He was at all times there,” Coleman mentioned.

Two Delta employees had been killed and a 3rd particular person was injured on the Delta TechOps facility close to Hartsfield-Jackson Worldwide Airport in Georgia early Tuesday, the corporate mentioned. (FOX 5 Atlanta / Fox Information)

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The reason for the explosion has not been launched.

The airplane believed to be concerned, a Boeing 757-200, arrived from Las Vegas, Nevada, after 9 p.m. Sunday, in keeping with FOX 5 Atlanta. 

Fox Information’ Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.