Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation industry saw employment growth of only 2.42%. There are an average of 219 workers at each of the 1,856 establishments in the United States. 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 Burbank, CA on Monday, October 8th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Southwest Airlines Co which had occured on Monday, May 14th 2018. A 44 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job 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.
On Wednesday, September 14th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in CHICAGO, IL at UNITED AIRLINES, INC.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-14
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee tripped and fell down four steps to the ground, lacerating her head.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, August 29th 2016 by OSHA representitives in CHICAGO, IL which had occured previously at American Airlines, Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-29
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was lowering an aircraft door and caught a finger in the track amputating one half of his left index finger.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
2.47
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 754
437.5%
Inspection Rate: 1.97
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 83

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