Amputations

Name: Amputations at AAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC.
Start: 2/3/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020021108 · 2/3/2020 · AAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Power washers

Employer

Name: AAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC.
Location: 5300 NW 36TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33166
NAICS: 481111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing/troubleshooting a portable pressure washer whose belts were seizing up. His right hand was pulled into a nip point between the belt and pulley causing a partial amputation of his right middle finger. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

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