Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Airlines
Start: 11/1/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231110089 · 11/1/2023 · American Airlines

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: American Airlines
Location: JFK International Airport, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11430
NAICS: 481111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was supervising the loading of an aircraft and attempting to loosen a stuck pallet when his finger was caught and severed. The employee's left ring finger sustained an amputation.

Source

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