Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117626.015 - Employee amputates finger while moving cart near belt loader

Accident Summary Nr: 117626.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 03/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384338.015	03/11/2019		481111	Jetblue Airways Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on March 9, 2019, an employee was manually moving a baggage cart into position near a belt loader in the aft section of an aircraft. The employee caught his hand between the tow bar of the baggage cart and the belt loader and partially amputated his right middle finger at the first knuckle. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Airport, Amputated, Amputation, Baggage Conveyor, Belt Conveyor, Cart, Caught Between, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Hand, Loading, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1384338.015	99	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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