Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Envoy Air, 1725 W. 17th St., DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS 75261
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was lifting a bag from the baggage carousel onto the baggage cart when the employee felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. The employee had emergency surgery.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersSuitcases, baggage, luggage
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An employee was driving a bag cart down a ramp. Her left leg was caught between the bag cart and a wall. The leg was broken and she was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
On November 7, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., an employee performing aircraft servicing prior to departure slipped and fell due to glycol on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the right ankle.
On April 13, 2018, an employee was hooking a lavatory dump cart up to a tugger when the employee's right index finger was pinched in the hitch, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.
On 12/22/2023, an employee was carrying bins filled with pasta to a refrigerator. As he lifted a 20-pound bin, he felt pain in his lower back. The employee sustained a herniated disc.
An employee was lifting a patient when they pulled a back muscle. She suffered back pain and spasms radiating into her leg with weakness and numbness. The employee's L3-L4 disc was herniated and she was hospitalized.
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