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Virgin engineer died after traumatic brain injury
Buxton is thought to have been working on a Dreamliner jet when he was injured
A Virgin Atlantic engineer died after suffering a traumatic brain injury when he was hit in the face in an incident at Heathrow Airport, a coroners' court has heard.
Aircraft technician Georgie Buxton, 23, was injured on the morning of 11 June and died at St Mary's Hospital on 7 July.
Senior coroner Lydia Brown opened and suspended an inquest into his death at West London Coroners' Court on Thursday, as she is waiting to see if any criminal charges are brought.
Brown said a forensic post-mortem examination found Mr Buxton had suffered a traumatic brain injury – a craniofacial trauma.
She said: "There was an accident at Georgie's place of work. He took a trauma to the face causing him complex and tragically fatal injuries.
"He did undergo various surgeries in hospital but these were not able to save life."
Buxton started working for Virgin Atlantic two years ago, according to his LinkedIn profile, external.
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Metropolitan Police who are working with the Health and Safety Executive.
The coroner said she had no details of any potential charges.