Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Start: 6/5/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065358 · 6/5/2025 · SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Airport utility vehicle powered
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Location: 6000 N TERMINAL PKWY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30320
NAICS: 481111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 5, 2025, an employee was walking between baggage carts attached to a tug when the tug began driving forward. The employee was dragged for a short distance and sustained a dislocated shoulder, a displaced fracture to his arm, and a fractured knee with a shattered kneecap.

Source

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