Airport Terminal Services

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Airport Terminal Services in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Airport Terminal Services Report ID 2022087017
Address 8596 Bear rd City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32878
Event Date August 9, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 488119 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.44000, -81.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a baggage loader. He was observing a wheel that was making noise underneath the baggage conveyor belt when the machine was activated and his hand got caught between the wheel and the conveyor belt. The employee sustained a crush injury to the hand.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2022, a worker at Airport Terminal Services in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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