Incident date: 2023-10-03
NAICS industry code: 488119

On October 3, 2023, an employee was offloading luggage from an aircraft. While moving baggage from the base of a belt loader to a baggage cart, the employee's hair became entangled in the belt of the loader, pulling the employee's head toward the moving belt. The employee's left ear was severed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Airport utility vehicle-powered
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Ear(s)
severity: moderate