Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144749.015 - Employee partially amputates finger while operating machine

Accident Summary Nr: 144749.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1581375.015	03/03/2022		481111	United Airlines Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee worked with a suspended load, attempting to place it on top of a fixed object. The employee was driving the telehandler with the suspended load. The employee adjusted a suspended load to fit it on top of a fixed object. The suspended load became stuck and momentarily unmovable. The employee was trying to free the load, and some pressure was released, freeing the load unexpectedly. The employee's hand was struck with the load, and his thumb was pinched between another metal object. The employee was hospitalized to treat a partial amputation.

Keywords: Airplane, Airport, Amputated, Caught Between, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Suspended Load, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1581375.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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