Body of Delta Air Lines worker who died in tire explosion was unrecognizable, son says

ATLANTA (AP) — The physique of a employee who died Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Traces upkeep facility close to the Atlanta airport was unrecognizable, and the household relied on tattoos and a lanyard to establish him, his son informed a information outlet.

Mirko Marweg, 58, was amongst two staff who died whereas wheel parts had been being disassembled for upkeep at a wheel and brake store. A 3rd employee was significantly injured.

Marweg’s son, Andre Coleman, informed Atlanta’s 11Alive information station on Tuesday that he wished to see his father as a result of he didn’t consider he was lifeless. However a health worker informed the household the physique was unrecognizable.

A Mississippi State lanyard round his neck helped affirm his identification, Coleman mentioned.

Marweg, who lived in Stone Mountain, Georgia, labored for Delta for greater than 20 years and was planning to retire in just a few months, in line with 11Alive. Coleman mentioned his father was a loving man who simply Sunday had helped change the oil in Coleman’s bike.

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

The Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace recognized the second sufferer as Luis Aldarondo, 37, of Newnan, Georgia. The employee who was significantly injured remained beneath medical care Wednesday, Delta spokesperson Samantha Moore Facteau mentioned in an e mail.

Delta mentioned beforehand the wheel elements that had been being disassembled when the explosion occurred weren’t connected to a aircraft on the time.

The federal Occupational Security and Well being Administration mentioned it opened an investigation. The reason for the explosion has not been launched.

The ability the place the explosion occurred is a part of Delta TechOps, which performs upkeep, restore and overhaul work for Delta and greater than 150 aviation and airline clients around the globe.