B757-200
Physiological - Other; Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Company Policy; Procedure; Human Factors; Equipment / Tooling
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.
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.