CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: MDW-TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
PULLING DRAIN SNAKE FROM LAV TUBE
What happened
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
Injury or illness
No Physical Injury Mouth Absorbed ingested or inhaled Waste
Object or substance involved
Waste
Summary line
Technician was working aircraft [REDACTED] in the AFT cargo area to clear a clogged waste tube Technician
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 1:30
- Time of incident
- 1:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 17FEB2025:20:20:00
Source
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.