Incident date: 2023-09-18
NAICS industry code: 488119

As bags were unloaded from an aircraft, an employee was removing the bags from the belt loader and placing them onto a baggage cart. The employee's safety vest got caught in the belt of the belt loader and pulled him down. The employee was hospitalized with a torn muscle in his right arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Airport utility vehicle-powered
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate