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OSHA Injury Report: RDU Flight Operations and Inflight Base

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at RDU Flight Operations and Inflight Base in 1035 Cargo Drive Suite 1201, Morrisville, NC 27560 resulted in days away from work. Employee was flight Attendant in air passenger carriers, scheduled.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
RDU Flight Operations and Inflight Base
Parent company
Endeavor Air
Street
1035 Cargo Drive Suite 1201
City
Morrisville
State
NC
ZIP
27560
On-site location
Aircraft

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

The employee was asissting a passenger who fell ill midflight.

What happened

An [REDACTED] based flight attendant was tending to an ill passenger on the aircraft and while trying to reach for a trash can pinched their right thumb and forearm between the trash can and its compartment. The employee received multiple contusions and was removed from work.

Injury or illness

Pinched right thumb and right forearm strain.

Object or substance involved

Trash can and its compartment in aircraft galley.

Summary line

Pinching of right thumb and strain of right forearm from attempting to retrieve a trash bin from its compartment.

Employee and industry

Job description
Flight Attendant
SOC code
53-2031 — Flight Attendants
NAICS code
481111 — Air passenger carriers, scheduled
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
128
Total hours worked
188297
Establishment ID
1430146
Employer case #
3429

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
11:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:19:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.