Incident date: 2025-02-17
NAICS industry code: 488119

An employee was helping load cargo containers into a plane cargo hold when a container became stuck. They pushed the container when their left foot got caught between the lifting mechanism as the platform lowered, crushing their foot. The employee suffered five broken bones in the base of their foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Airport utility vehicle  powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet)  excluding toes
severity: moderate