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OSHA Injury Report: DEN-FLIGHT OPS

Respiratory condition · Days away from work

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at DEN-FLIGHT OPS in 7640 N UNDERGROVE STREET UNIT E, DENVER, CO 80249 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pilot Captain in scheduled Passenger Air Transportation.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DEN-FLIGHT OPS
Parent company
Southwest Airlines
Street
7640 N UNDERGROVE STREET UNIT E
City
DENVER
State
CO
ZIP
80249
On-site location
ON AIRCRAFT COCKPIT

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)
Days away from work
11

Before the incident

FLYING AIRCRAFT

What happened

Doing the climb started smelling electrical fumes and seeing an oily smoke inside the cockpit and the [REDACTED] cabin Airborne about 25 minutes when occurred Diverted back to [REDACTED] and landed After landed and returned to gate everybody wanted off the plan

Injury or illness

Respiratory condition Bilateral Lung s Dust fumes vapors Industrial fumes

Object or substance involved

Industrial fumes

Summary line

Doing the climb started smelling electrical fumes and seeing an oily smoke inside the cockpit and th

Employee and industry

Job description
Pilot Captain
SOC code
53-2011 — Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
NAICS code
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1405
Total hours worked
1375426
EIN
741563240
Establishment ID
959413
Employer case #
145883

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:40
Time of incident
11:10
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:20:18:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.