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OSHA Injury Report: PHL-GROUND OPS

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at PHL-GROUND OPS in PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT 8000 ESSINGTON AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was ramp Agent in scheduled Passenger Air Transportation.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
PHL-GROUND OPS
Parent company
Southwest Airlines
Street
PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT 8000 ESSINGTON AVE.
City
PHILADELPHIA
State
PA
ZIP
19153
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
7

Before the incident

OFFLOADING BAGS

What happened

While downloading the flight I reached for a bag off of the belt loader and underestimated the weight of the standard bag. Felt an immediate sharp pain in my lower back however continued working the upload of the flight. Once completed I reported

Injury or illness

Strained Back Lifting BAGGAGE BIN EQUIPMENT SUITCASE

Object or substance involved

BAGGAGE BIN EQUIPMENT SUITCASE

Summary line

While downloading the flight I reached for a bag off of the belt loader and underestimated the weight of the standard bag. Felt an immediate sharp pain in my lower back however continued working the upload of the flight. Once completed I reported

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
117
Total hours worked
195880
EIN
741563240
Establishment ID
959487
Employer case #
132709

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19FEB24:20:20:00

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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.