Air Transportation

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Air Transportation industry saw employment growth of only 2.59%. There are an average of 79 workers at each of the 5,764 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Transportation and Warehousing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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OSHA investigators arrived in Burbank, CA on Monday, October 8th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Southwest Airlines Co. A 44 year old Laborer had been injured when the

OSHA ID110053.015

Accident Date2018-05-14

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 3:30 p.m. on May 14, 2018, Employee #1 was moving an electrical towing vehicle (TUG). His finger became pinched between the battery and the frame of the vehicle. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, September 12th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Portland, OR after learning of an incident at Columbia Helicopters Inc which had occured on Wednesday, September 6th 2017. A 58 year old had been injured when the employee's fingered are amputated when run over by tracked lo

OSHA ID99402.015

Accident Date2017-09-06

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 12:00 p.m. on September 6, 2017, Employee #1 was fueling a chainsaw near a Hitachi 250 tracked log loader, during helicopter logging activities. The employee's hand was run over by the tracked loader and became caught between the track and saw. Employee #1 suffered partial amputation to the third and fourth digits of his left hand. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, September 6th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Ontario, CA which had occured previously at Ups. A 33 year old had been injured when the

OSHA ID103072.015

Accident Date2017-09-01

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on September 1, 2017, an employee was making deliveries and notified the employer that he was not feeling well. The employer directed the employee to stop work, seek shade, and cool off. The employer drove the employee, provided first aid, and offered to take the employee to the hospital. The employee declined, but was later taken by his wife to the hospital that night for dehydration.

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