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OSHA Injury Report: MDW

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at MDW in CHICAGO, IL 60638 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was ramp Agent in scheduled Passenger Air Transportation.

Establishment
MDW
Parent company
Southwest Airlines
Street
5700 S. CICERO AVE. EAST HANGAR
City
CHICAGO
State
IL
ZIP
60638
On-site location
RAMP AREA BAGGAGE T POINT
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
2

LOADING BAGS INTO CARGO BIN

Local driver was grabbing bags from the cart to load on to belt 8 at t point When the agent grabbed a bag from the cart he twisted to put the bag on the belt and felt a sharp pain in his lower right back

Strained Right Low back Lifting Baggage bin equipment Suitcase

Baggage bin equipment Suitcase

Local driver was grabbing bags from the cart to load on to belt 8 at t point When the agent grabbed a bag from the cart he twisted to put the bag on the belt and felt a sharp pain in his lower right back

Job description
Ramp Agent
SOC code
43-4181 — Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
NAICS code
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
5923
Total hours worked
6596159
EIN
741563240
Establishment ID
1494388
Employer case #
166317
Date of incident
Shift started
2:30
Time of incident
19:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:20:37:00

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.