In a week plagued with safety incidents and crashes for US aviation, another incident left a ground operations employee critically injured at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The accident occurred when an arriving American Eagle flight,

“Air Wisconsin Flight 6181 struck a tug while approaching the gate at Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 7:35 p.m. local time on Saturday, Feb. 1,” the FAA said on its website. The FAA identified the plane as Bombardier CRJ-200. American Airlines confirmed the aircraft was operating for American Eagle.

The 64-year-old tug driver sustained head and lower body injuries and was transported to the hospital in critical condition but was later stabilized, Chicago police said.