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OSHA Injury Report: Delta Air Lines - DCA

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Delta Air Lines - DCA in 1 Aviation Cir, WASHINGTON, DC 20001 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rAMP AGENT in scheduled Air Transportation.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Delta Air Lines - DCA
Parent company
Delta Air Lines Inc.
Street
1 Aviation Cir
City
WASHINGTON
State
DC
ZIP
20001
On-site location
Bagroom

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

Handling - Bag Belt to Cart

What happened

[REDACTED] who was scheduled to work the bag room reported an incident. Agent was loading checked bags from the carousel onto the baggage cart for flight [REDACTED]. During this process he handled a bag labeled as 'heavy ' weighing around 70lbs from the carousel. After placing the bag onto the baggage cart Agent experienced discomfort in his lower back. He also stated he was with incorrect body posture during the heavy lifting process. He acknowledged that his positioning wasn 't ergonomic and he could have better executed the task. Despite the discomfort Agent continued with his duties and worked two additional flights.

Injury or illness

Strained Muscle Body Part Back Lower

Object or substance involved

Bags - Heavy Oversized

Summary line

Strained Muscle Body Part_Bi-Lateral_Back Lower_Bodily Reaction to Sudden Movement_Bags - Heavy Oversized

Employee and industry

Job description
RAMP AGENT
SOC code
43-5011 — Cargo and Freight Agents
NAICS code
481111 — Scheduled Air Transportation
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
287
Total hours worked
573760
EIN
580218533
Establishment ID
903066
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:30:00.000
Time of incident
5:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23FEB24:18:46:00

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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.