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OSHA Injury Report: MDW-TECHNICAL OPERATIONS

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at MDW-TECHNICAL OPERATIONS in CHICAGO, IL 60638 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was aC Mx Tech Li in scheduled Passenger Air Transportation.

Establishment
MDW-TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Parent company
Southwest Airlines
Street
5035 W 55TH STREET
City
CHICAGO
State
IL
ZIP
60638
On-site location
ON AIRCRAFT AFT CARGO BIN
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

PULLING DRAIN SNAKE FROM LAV TUBE

Technician was working aircraft [REDACTED] in the AFT cargo area to clear a clogged waste tube Technician was using a tool equivalent to a drain snake When the tech was pulling the drain snake from the water tube it sprung up propelling feces particles

No Physical Injury Mouth Absorbed ingested or inhaled Waste

Waste

Technician was working aircraft [REDACTED] in the AFT cargo area to clear a clogged waste tube Technician

Job description
AC Mx Tech Li
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
358
Total hours worked
662184
EIN
741563240
Establishment ID
959464
Employer case #
140396
Date of incident
Shift started
1:30
Time of incident
1:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:20:20:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.