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OSHA Injury Report: ORF-GROUND OPS

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at ORF-GROUND OPS in 2200 NORVIEW AVE., NORFOLK, VA 23518 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was ramp Agent in scheduled Passenger Air Transportation.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
ORF-GROUND OPS
Parent company
Southwest Airlines
Street
2200 NORVIEW AVE.
City
NORFOLK
State
VA
ZIP
23518
On-site location
RAMP AREA INSIDE SAFETY ZONE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

LIFTING HEAVY PIECE OF FREIGHT

What happened

Agent lifted a heavy piece of freight from the cart onto the belt loader. Agent felt a sharp pain in his lower back on the right side.

Injury or illness

Sprained Posterior Low back Object Being Lifted Handled BAGGAGE BIN EQUIPMENT

Object or substance involved

BAGGAGE BIN EQUIPMENT CARGO

Summary line

Agent lifted a heavy piece of freight from the cart onto the belt loader. Agent felt a sharp pain in his lower back on the right side.

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
59
Total hours worked
98772
EIN
741563240
Establishment ID
959483
Employer case #
136424

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:15:00.000
Submitted
19FEB24:20:20:00

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Source

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