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OSHA Injury Report: Spokane Base Horizon

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Spokane Base Horizon in Spokane, WA 99224 resulted in days away from work. Employee was ground Service Agent in scheduled air passenger transportation.

Establishment
Spokane Base Horizon
Parent company
Horizon Air Industries
Street
9000 West Airport Drive
City
Spokane
State
WA
ZIP
99224
On-site location
Ramp Area-other
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

During the pushback disconnect process after removing the towbar and headset the employee attempted to close the communication panel used with the pilot. One of the three push buttons on the panel would not fully lock into place. The employee opened the panel to check for any obstruction found nothing and tried closing it again without success. To resolve the issue the employee applied pressure with the left thumb while pressing the release button with the right thumb to free the mechanism. This allowed the panel to close properly. While applying pressure the employee felt a “pop” in the thumb and experienced immediate pain holding the hand for several seconds.

During the pushback disconnect process after removing the towbar and headset the employee attempted to close the communication panel used with the pilot. One of the three push buttons on the panel would not fully lock into place. The employee opened the panel to check for any obstruction found nothing and tried closing it again without success. To resolve the issue the employee applied pressure with the left thumb while pressing the release button with the right thumb to free the mechanism. This allowed the panel to close properly. While applying pressure the employee felt a “pop” in the thumb and experienced immediate pain holding the hand for several seconds.

Strain

Control panel door

Strained left hand

Job description
Ground Service Agent
SOC code
43-4181 — Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
NAICS code
481111 — Scheduled air passenger transportation
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
322
Total hours worked
358974
Establishment ID
1012303
Employer case #
2916
Date of incident
Shift started
4:11
Time of incident
6:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:20:56:00

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.