Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Start: 2/10/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021288 · 2/10/2024 · SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source: Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.
Secondary source: Other constructed surface

Employer

Name: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Location: 7800 AIRPORT BLVD., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
NAICS: 488190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was instructing an agent on the spacing of an airplane catering truck when she slipped off the front bumper of the truck, extending her arm to brace herself for impact with the pavement. The employee suffered a dislocated and broken wrist with nerve damage.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown