# Amputations at UNITED AIRLINES
> OSHA SIR `2017065003` · 6/2/2017 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED AIRLINES
- **Location:** TERM C, NEWARK LIBERTY AIRPORT, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07114
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to connect a dolly to the hitch of a second dolly when his right pinky finger distal tip was pinched and amputated between the two dollies.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*