Amputations

Name: Amputations at Atlantic Aviation
Start: 9/18/2022

1 amputation · 2022098245 · 9/18/2022 · Atlantic Aviation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Airport utility vehicle-powered

Employer

Name: Atlantic Aviation
Location: 9800 Ashton Road, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19114
NAICS: 488119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to tow a lavatory service cart back to the parking area. The employee was aligning and connecting the cart to the tow vehicle when their right thumb was crushed between the hitch and tow bar, resulting in an amputation.

Source

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