Amputations

Name: Amputations at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Start: 4/13/2016

1 amputation · 2016043109 · 4/13/2016 · SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Location: 2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75235
NAICS: 481111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a flight simulator and was attempting to slide the right seat (passenger). The vertical seat adjustment lever was activated instead of the horizontal adjustment, and the seat went down while his right hand was searching underneath for the horizontal seat adjustment mechanism, amputating a fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown