Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Delta Airlines, Inc.
Start: 8/23/2024

1 amputation · 2024087791 · 8/23/2024 · Delta Airlines, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Wheels, tire rims
Secondary source: Airplane powered fixed wing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Delta Airlines, Inc.
Location: 3600 Presidential Boulevard Suite 509, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78719
NAICS: 488119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing/repairing a plane wheel. They were putting the wheel back onto the plane when the wheel slipped and pinched their left thumb against a brake rotor. The employee's thumb tip was amputated.

Source

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