Nonscheduled Air Transportation

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 3,245 businesses operating in the Nonscheduled Air Transportation industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 39,972 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Air Transportation Industry by 53% over the past 5 years.

On Tuesday, September 12th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident 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.
On Monday, May 22nd 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Los Angeles, CA at Ups. A 19 year old had been injured when the employee partially amputated finger when hand was caught betw
OSHA ID98944.015
Accident Date2017-04-05
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:00 a.m. on April 5, 2017, an employee was in the process of unloading air cargo containers onto static racks. The employee finger was smashed between the static rack and the container, fracturing finger and amputating the tip of the index finger.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, October 6th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Sacramento, CA at Xpo Logistics. A 62 year old man working as a Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer was killed on the job when the employee collapsed at job site from heart attack
OSHA ID89265.015
Accident Date2016-10-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:52 a.m. on October 5, 2016, an employee was walking towards or away from a truck. The employee collapsed from a heart attack. Emergency services responded but the employee could not be revived.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
4.73
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 144
Inspection Rate: 0.5
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 16

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Injury

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