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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021032510 · 3/24/2021 · Worldwide Flight Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Rollers

Employer

Name
Worldwide Flight Services
Location
2201-A SE Evangeline Thruway, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70508
NAICS
488119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been conducting ramp operations using a roller bed to load air freight. While folding the roller bed for storage, his left hand was caught between sections and his left index finger was crushed. The employee was hospitalized and the left index finger was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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