Occupational injuries suffered by flight attendants while on board
Iglesias, R.; Gonzalez, G.; Morales, S.T.
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine 60(11): 1109-1111
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0095-6562 PMID: 2818405 Document Number: 345195
Inflight occupational injuries suffered by flight attendants are an important cause of medical disabilities. Mexicana Airlines has made an evaluation of this problem from 1983 to 1987. The injuries most frequently observed were contusions, skin cuts, sprains, fractures, spine disorders, and severe barotitis. The anatomic regions commonly affected were the hands, feet, and spine. These injuries are responsible for 15,573 work days lost for the average of 1,631 flight attendants. This study identified some unsafe actions and conditions in the flight attendants' working environment. The company has inititated an extensive training program to avoid unsafe actions and to eliminate certain unsafe conditions where possible.