Anchorage, AK —
OSHA Injury Report: ANC Alaska Airlines Maintenance
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at ANC Alaska Airlines Maintenance in Anchorage, AK 99502 resulted in days away from work. Employee was line Aircraft Technician in air passenger carriers, scheduled.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- ANC Alaska Airlines Maintenance
- Parent company
- Alaska Airlines
- Street
- 4000 Old International Airport Road
- City
- Anchorage
- State
- AK
- ZIP
- 99502
- On-site location
- Aircraft: External
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
- Days restricted or transferred
- 9
Before the incident
Changing a MLG tire. Slipped while applying preload torque to MLG bearing.
What happened
At approximately [REDACTED] while performing the removal and installation of the #1 MLG tire of aircraft [REDACTED] - the technician slipped while applying the preload torque to the MLG tire bearing. This task has a high torque value of 500-600 ft-lbs. Requires a lot of leverage and can be difficult to achieve. It was reported that the technician was working by themself when the incident occurred. This task can be done by one person but usually we have another tech to assist when spinning the tire. After the technician slipped he immediately called the Lead over the radio to inform him of what happened and ask for assistance. After which the technician reported a popping clicking sound in his right knee and left to seek medical attention.
Injury or illness
Strain
Object or substance involved
tire
Summary line
Strained right knee
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Line Aircraft Technician
- SOC code
- 49-3011 — Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- NAICS code
- 481111 — Air passenger carriers, scheduled
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 122
- Total hours worked
- 211018
- Establishment ID
- 195301
- Employer case #
- 1785
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 21:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 19FEB26:21:04:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.