OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221493372

GAT AIRLINE GROUND SUPPORT, INC.

KENNER, LA— 2022-08-30T00:00:00

Event: Airline, Baggage Conveyor, Belt Conveyor, Caught In, Fracture, Ground Crew Worker, Hair, Neck, Nip Point
NAICS: 488119
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346191547
Employer profile: GAT AIRLINE GROUND SUPPORT, INC.
Summary number: 221493372
Report ID: 0625700

Event description

Employee is killed when hair is caught in belt loader

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 p.m. on August 30, 2022, an employee was moving luggage from the rear of a belt loader conveyor to a baggage cart. Her hair became caught in a pinch point of the belt loader, resulting in a broken neck. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
843

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