Originally Posted by LessO2

Did those "two significant predictors" come specifically from the TSA ranks?

I doubt your findings as fact with the TSA, as other TSAers here have said here that the main cause of workman's comp claims at is baggage-related.

That's why, as I have said all along, that the TSA should have a physical fitness standard. Have you ever seen the screeners that appear to be about 300-400 pounds? There are laws that prevent hiring discrimination, but TSA is extremely proficient at trampling rights, both for employees and passengers.

Of course, it's possible for a 180-pound guy to throw his back out as well. If the TSA spent 1/100th the time it does on liquid nonsense and spent it on proper lifting technique (instead of "slinging" bags), those workman comp claims would go down in a hurry.