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OSHA Injury Report: BHM-GROUND OPS

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at BHM-GROUND OPS in 1710 40TH STREET NORTH, SUITE SUITE C, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35212 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was ramp Agent in scheduled Passenger Air Transportation.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
BHM-GROUND OPS
Parent company
Southwest Airlines
Street
1710 40TH STREET NORTH, SUITE SUITE C
City
BIRMINGHAM
State
AL
ZIP
35212
On-site location
RAMP AREA REMOTE PARKING PAD

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

CONNECTING TOW BAR

What happened

While completing the tow on C7 [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were positioning the Ground Power Unit. While preparing to hook the towbar to the rear of the tug [REDACTED] dropped the towbar onto [REDACTED] 's foot.

Injury or illness

Crushed Right Foot Struck by object RAMP T-POINT EQUIPMENT TOW BAR

Object or substance involved

RAMP T-POINT EQUIPMENT TOW BAR

Summary line

While completing the tow on C7 [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were positioning the Ground Power Unit. While preparing to hook the towbar to the rear of the tug [REDACTED] dropped the towbar onto [REDACTED] 's foot.

Employee and industry

Job description
Ramp Agent
SOC code
43-5011 — Cargo and Freight Agents
NAICS code
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
84
Total hours worked
139786
EIN
741563240
Establishment ID
959392
Employer case #
135581

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Time of incident
20:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19FEB24:20:11:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.