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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087316 · 8/7/2016 · American Airlines, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
American Airlines, Inc.
Location
Terminal 5, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
NAICS
481111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading an LD8 (large cage for baggage) onto a cargo bed dolly. The LD8 shifted and his hand was pinned between the LD8 and the flat bed dolly, possibly amputating his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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