Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164068 - Employee's Finger Lacerated When Struck by Falling Container

Accident Summary Nr: 201164068 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126108182	07/22/2002	4512	0	American Airlines Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 p.m. on July 18, 2002, Employee #1 was serving as a crew leader of a team that consisted of a loader, a driver, and a utility man. They were at the runway apron at Gate Number 47B at the LAX airport. They were off-loading inbound flight Number 284 from Honolulu when the last loaded LD3 baggage container got stuck to the dolly. The crew pushed and pulled to dislodge the baggage container. Employee #1 was pushing the load with one hand and holding the lock with his other hand when the container suddenly dropped, pinning his hand against the dolly. He deeply lacerated his left index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AIRPORT, BAGGAGE CONVEYOR, FINGER, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, STRUCK BY, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126108182			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.