# Fractures at Swissport USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181112128` · 11/27/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Swissport USA, Inc.
- **Location:** Gate A 17, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading baggage with a belt loader from an aircraft when the employee's scarf became tangled in the belt loader and pulled the employee into the opening between the belt and the guard. The employee suffered swelling and a fracture to the throat.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*