Baggage handlers for example must handle luggage in many locations around the airport including inside the terminal, on the tarmac, and inside the plane. Luggage and other goods being transported in the aircraft hold are often heavy, but are not always marked as such.
Baggage handlers for example must handle luggage in many locations around the airport including inside the terminal, on the tarmac, and inside the plane. Luggage and other goods being transported in the aircraft hold are often heavy, but are not always marked as such.
Over-exertion. Baggage handlers are required to carry, lift and load heavy luggage and other items that may be over-sized or unevenly loaded. In addition, they are required to push and pull boxes, cargo bins and position loaders. These workers can suffer from over-exertion due to carrying luggage which is too heavy - often for long periods and without regular breaks.
Repetitive movements. Many of the movements involved in moving baggage are repetitive, and can lead to repetitive-stress injuries like carpel tunnel syndrome.
Awkward positions. When loading and unloading baggage inside an aircraft, workers often work in cramped conditions or twist their bodies in awkward positions—sometimes several times each day.
Falling luggage. If luggage or other items are overhead or stacked too high, they can fall onto a worker causing him to suffer serious head injuries, fractures, and more.
Falls. Baggage handlers can suffer serious injuries in a slip and fall accident if the tarmac becomes slippery due to rain or spills, debris, and other hazards in their work areas which are not promptly removed.
Over-exertion. Baggage handlers are required to carry, lift and load heavy luggage and other items that may be over-sized or unevenly loaded. In addition, they are required to push and pull boxes, cargo bins and position loaders. These workers can suffer from over-exertion due to carrying luggage which is too heavy - often for long periods and without regular breaks.
Alternatively, if you work for an airline, for example as cabin crew, and you have suffered an injury whilst working on a flight your claim is more likely to be directed against your airline employer. This is because employers owe duties of care to their employees to keep them as safe as reasonably possible in their workplace.
Back injuries are among the most common types of injuries sustained by cabin crew, but these are by no means the only injuries.
Injuries and fractures caused by in-flight turbulence.
Back problems caused by reaching into overhead bins.
Head, shoulder or neck injuries suffered during a heavy landing.
Slip and fall injuries in airports during a flight layover.
Wrist, back or arm injuries from pushing or pulling a meal trolley (which can weigh up to 500 pounds and may not work properly).
Injuries from an assault by a drunk or unruly passenger.
Injuries on shuttle buses from hotels whilst travelling to and from the airport.
Injuries from falling baggage.
“Sick airplane syndrome” due to poor air quality inside the aircraft.