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37 OSHA severe injury reports matching "SOUTHWEST AIRLINES".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 37 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2025 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. | ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures and soft tissue injuries | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2025 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | DENVER, COLORADO | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Southwest Airlines | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Southwest Airlines, Co. | ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Southwest Airlines Co. | DENVER, COLORADO | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2024 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Fractures and soft tissue injuries | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Southwest Airlines Co. | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Southwest Airlines | TAMPA, FLORIDA | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Southwest Airlines | DALLAS, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Southwest Airlines | DALLAS, TEXAS | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Southwest Airlines | SARASOTA, FLORIDA | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Southwest Airlines Co. | ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Southwest Airlines | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Southwest Airlines | SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 26, 2019 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY | ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 18, 2019 | Southwest Airlines | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2019 | Southwest Airlines Co. | DENVER, COLORADO | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 2, 2019 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2019 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | DALLAS, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 6, 2019 | Southwest Airlines | DENVER, COLORADO | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 23, 2019 | Southwest Airlines | DALLAS, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Southwest Airlines | DALLAS, TEXAS | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 20, 2018 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Southwest Airlines Co. | DENVER, COLORADO | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 18, 2018 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2018 | Southwest Airlines | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2018 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Southwest Airlines | KENNER, LOUISIANA | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2017 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Southwest Airlines | DALLAS, TEXAS | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2016 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | DALLAS, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 13, 2016 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | DALLAS, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 9, 2016 | Southwest Airlines | COLUMBUS, OHIO | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2015 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | DALLAS, TEXAS | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 17, 2015 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY | DALLAS, TEXAS | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 22, 2015 | Southwest Airlines Co. | ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 2, 2015 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | DALLAS, TEXAS | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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