Incident date: 2016-12-13
NAICS industry code: 336411

While operating ground support equipment, an employee attempted to activate the door control button of a hanger door. The equipment then collided with the hanger door, which caused the employee's left forearm to be caught between the two objects. The employee's left forearm was swollen and severely bruised, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
code_source: title: Airport utility vehicle-powered
code_nature: title: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate