WASHINGTON, DC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Delta Air Lines - DCA
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Delta Air Lines - DCA in 1 Aviation Cir, WASHINGTON, DC 20001 resulted in days away from work. Employee was ramp agent in scheduled Air Transportation.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Delta Air Lines - DCA
- Parent company
- Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Street
- 1 Aviation Cir
- City
- WASHINGTON
- State
- DC
- ZIP
- 20001
- On-site location
- Bagroom
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
Before the incident
Handling - Bag Belt to Cart
What happened
[REDACTED] who was scheduled to work the bag room reported an incident. Agent was loading checked bags from the carousel onto the baggage cart for flight [REDACTED]. During this process he handled a bag labeled as 'heavy ' weighing around 70lbs from the carousel. After placing the bag onto the baggage cart Agent experienced discomfort in his lower back. He also stated he was with incorrect body posture during the heavy lifting process. He acknowledged that his positioning wasn 't ergonomic and he could have better executed the task. Despite the discomfort Agent continued with his duties and worked two additional flights.
Injury or illness
Strained Muscle Body Part Back Lower
Object or substance involved
Bags - Heavy Oversized
Summary line
Strained Muscle Body Part_Bi-Lateral_Back Lower_Bodily Reaction to Sudden Movement_Bags - Heavy Oversized
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RAMP AGENT
- SOC code
- 43-5011: Cargo and Freight Agents
- NAICS code
- 481111: Scheduled Air Transportation
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 287
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 573,760
- EIN
- 580218533
- Establishment ID
- 903066
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 04:30
- Time of incident
- 05:25
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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