Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at Menzies Aviation (USA) Inc.
Start: 3/11/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032414 · 3/11/2018 · Menzies Aviation (USA) Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-belt
Secondary source: Suits, coats, jackets

Employer

Name: Menzies Aviation (USA) Inc.
Location: 1 Jeff Fuqua Blvd, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32827
NAICS: 488190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing bags on the belt loader at an airport ramp when his jacket sleeve was sucked in by the running belt on the belt loader. He attempted to remove his sleeve with his other hand and was caught by the belt, which removed skin and damaged the tendons on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown