Narrative:

Aircraft X in ZZZ had a near incident with ground personnel trying to retrieve a loose empty cargo dolly rolling towards #2 engine while it was powered running. No persons were injured nor did damage occur. Aircraft X pushed back from ZZZ spot xx; delayed due to late cargo loading.both engines on aircraft X were started normally. During that time; [the] push back coordinator yelled an unreadable voice message on the intercom. I quickly queried him what is going on. He stated; 'a cargo dolly is rolling towards your #2 engine.' I asked 'is everything under control do you need me to shutdown #2 engine?' he said 'yes; shut down #2 engine; someone is retrieving the cargo dolly.' I quickly shutdown #2 engine and first officer (first officer) looked out his right side window and saw the empty dolly spin and pulled away near #2 engine area but did not see the individual. We were surprised anyone would attempt such a dangerous act. I asked [the push back coordinator] is anyone hurt and what just happened? He stated 'no one is hurt nor any damages occurred; someone just ran to get a rolling empty cargo dolly that was not secured and the area is clear to resume normal operations.' I confirmed with [the push back coordinator] again; I looked outside with [the] first officer; we considered it safe to restart #2 engine and we resumed normal operations to continue our flight. Myself and [the] first officer did not see who the individual was nor did I see an empty cargo dolly due to my seating position. Only [the] first officer saw a partial glimpse of the empty cargo dolly being pulled away. Everyone please be vigilant and review safety procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 Captain reported encountering a loose cargo container near the #2 engine.

Narrative: Aircraft X in ZZZ had a near incident with ground personnel trying to retrieve a loose empty cargo dolly rolling towards #2 engine while it was powered running. No persons were injured nor did damage occur. Aircraft X pushed back from ZZZ Spot XX; delayed due to late cargo loading.Both engines on Aircraft X were started normally. During that time; [the] Push Back Coordinator yelled an unreadable voice message on the intercom. I quickly queried him what is going on. He stated; 'A cargo dolly is rolling towards your #2 engine.' I asked 'Is everything under control do you need me to shutdown #2 engine?' He said 'Yes; shut down #2 engine; someone is retrieving the cargo dolly.' I quickly shutdown #2 engine and FO (First Officer) looked out his right side window and saw the empty dolly spin and pulled away near #2 engine area but did not see the individual. We were surprised anyone would attempt such a dangerous act. I asked [the Push Back Coordinator] is anyone hurt and what just happened? He stated 'No one is hurt nor any damages occurred; someone just ran to get a rolling empty cargo dolly that was not secured and the area is clear to resume normal operations.' I confirmed with [the Push Back Coordinator] again; I looked outside with [the] FO; we considered it safe to restart #2 engine and we resumed normal operations to continue our flight. Myself and [the] FO did not see who the individual was nor did I see an empty cargo dolly due to my seating position. Only [the] FO saw a partial glimpse of the empty cargo dolly being pulled away. Everyone please be vigilant and review safety procedures.

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.