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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022065536 · 6/24/2022 · PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc
Location
1 Harborside Dr., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02128
NAICS
488190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rewinding the fuel line to the spool on the fuel truck after refueling an aircraft. The chain came off the sprocket when the employee tried to replace the chain. As he jogged the gear so the chain would go back onto the sprocket his finger was caught and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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