# Avulsions, enucleations at MENZIES AVIATION (USA), INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023109124` · 10/3/2023 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MENZIES AVIATION (USA), INC.
- **Location:** 6000 N Terminal Pkwy, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30320
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 3, 2023, an employee was offloading luggage from an aircraft. While moving baggage from the base of a belt loader to a baggage cart, the employee's hair became entangled in the belt of the loader, pulling the employee's head toward the moving belt. The employee's left ear was severed.

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