# Amputations at Delta Air Lines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087735` · 8/16/2020 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- **Location:** 1775 M H Jackson Service Rd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30354
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic was preparing to replace a filter assembly for a recirculation fan on a passenger aircraft. He reached to remove a screw near the fan, which sucked in his right hand and amputated his index fingertip.

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