Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lufthansa Cargo AG
Start: 11/8/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191111653 · 11/8/2019 · Lufthansa Cargo AG

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Pallet jack-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Lufthansa Cargo AG
Location: Caro Ramp-side South Cargo Gate 25, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
NAICS: 488190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was transferring an air pallet from a stationary rack to a dolly. The pallet tilted, catching the employee's foot and amputating the big toe and the second toe.

Source

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