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KAILUA-KONA, HI —

OSHA Injury Report: KOA-GROUND OPS

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at KOA-GROUND OPS in SOUTHWEST AIRLINES- KOA 73-200 KUPIPI STREET, KAILUA-KONA, HI 967E6 resulted in days away from work. Employee was ramp Agent in scheduled Passenger Air Transportation.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
KOA-GROUND OPS
Parent company
Southwest Airlines
Street
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES- KOA 73-200 KUPIPI STREET
City
KAILUA-KONA
State
HI
ZIP
967E6
On-site location
RAMP AREA OUTSIDE SAFETY ZONE

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

PULLING AIR STAIRS

What happened

Agent pulled the blue air stairs away from the aircraft after dual deplaning operations were complete. As the agent was pulling the blue air stairs up to connect to the tug with their left hand the momentum of the air stairs was too fast that the ag

Injury or illness

Crushed Right Hand Caught in under or between RAMP T-POINT EQUIPMENT AIR STA

Object or substance involved

RAMP T-POINT EQUIPMENT AIR STAIRS

Summary line

Agent pulled the blue air stairs away from the aircraft after dual deplaning operations were complete. As the agent was pulling the blue air stairs up to connect to the tug with their left hand the momentum of the air stairs was too fast that the ag

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
88
Total hours worked
128516
EIN
741563240
Establishment ID
959441
Employer case #
136594

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Time of incident
11:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19FEB24:20:16:00

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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.