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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109552 · 10/10/2016 · American Airlines

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
American Airlines
Location
Building 79 North Boundary Road, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11430
NAICS
481112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a net from underneath an airline metal pallet (PMC) when the cargo pallet broke and fell from a forklift onto the employee's thumb, amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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