Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at G.A.T.-Airline Ground Support, Inc.
Start: 9/18/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098615 · 9/18/2023 · G.A.T.-Airline Ground Support, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Airport utility vehicle-powered
Secondary source: Clothing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: G.A.T.-Airline Ground Support, Inc.
Location: 8500 Essington Ave, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19153
NAICS: 488119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

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.

Source

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