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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016087819 · 8/20/2016 · UNITED AIRLINES INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Airplane-jet or turbine engine

Employer

Name
UNITED AIRLINES INC.
Location
TERMINAL A, NEWARK INT'L AIRPORT (EWROZ), NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07114
NAICS
481111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting a transportation driver who was catering a flight. He directed his coworker to secure the catering carts in her truck while he closed the aircraft door. When he proceeded to lower the handle of the aircraft door, his right pinky finger was caught between the handle and the hinge of the handle, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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