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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020021982 · 2/29/2020 · American Airlines 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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
American Airlines Inc.
Location
Terminal 8 (C-Concourse-Bag Room), JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11430
NAICS
481111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a baggage conveyor system clutch and checking the drive belt when the employee's glove was caught and their left hand was pulled into the machine's pulley resulting in a partial amputation of the index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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