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OSHA Injury Report: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 17801 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98158 resulted in days away from work. Employee was customer Service Supervisor in airport baggage handling services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Street
17801 International Blvd
City
Seattle
State
WA
ZIP
98158
On-site location
Stairwell between mezzanine and ticketing next to Checkpoint 5

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8

Before the incident

Texting and browsing phone while descending stairs.

What happened

Missed a step and fell landing on his lower back.

Injury or illness

Muscle fascia strain lower back lumbar ligaments.

Object or substance involved

Stair

Summary line

Strain muscle fascia lower spine lumbar ligaments

Employee and industry

Job description
Customer Service Supervisor
SOC code
43-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
NAICS code
488119 — Airport baggage handling services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
150
Total hours worked
232000
EIN
263650125
Establishment ID
1222073
Employer case #
202311191

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:21:05:00

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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.