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A ramp agent's hand was caught beneath a belt loader's moving belt which nearly pulled him out of a B757's rear cargo. Both belt emergency stop activation buttons had been removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1323350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
As I was loading inside the rear cargo [bin] I reached for a bag per new policy. As I reached for the bag my hand was caught underneath the moving belt. As my hand was trapped I reached for the sensor which were removed from the belt loaders; then I attempted to hit the emergency stop button; but [that] was also removed from the equipment. I finally reached across my body using the opposite hand. My hand was stuck and almost pulled my entire body out of the aircraft. I managed to dislodge my hand from the belt and immediately exited the aircraft and went to supervisors office.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ramp agent's hand was caught beneath a belt loader's moving belt which nearly pulled him out of a B757's rear cargo. Both belt emergency stop activation buttons had been removed.
Narrative: As I was loading inside the rear cargo [bin] I reached for a bag per new policy. As I reached for the bag my hand was caught underneath the moving belt. As my hand was trapped I reached for the sensor which were removed from the belt loaders; then I attempted to hit the Emergency Stop button; but [that] was also removed from the equipment. I finally reached across my body using the opposite hand. My hand was stuck and almost pulled my entire body out of the aircraft. I managed to dislodge my hand from the belt and immediately exited the aircraft and went to Supervisors office.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.