Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 581 businesses operating in the Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 4,192 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Portland, OR on Tuesday, September 12th 2017 and began an accident investigation 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 Monday, May 22nd 2017 by OSHA representitives in Los Angeles, CA after learning of an incident at Ups which had occured on Wednesday, April 5th 2017. 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.
On Wednesday, May 4th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Earth City, MO which had occured previously at Zipp Express. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-04-28
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was injured when a load of pallets fell onto the employee's foot resulting in amputation of the foot.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
22.69
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 32
100%
Inspection Rate: 0.83
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 8

Common Tools/Equipment

Injury

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