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Accident Summary Nr: 202563433 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 202563433 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312759186	12/23/2008	4512	481111	American Airlines

Abstract: On December 10, 2008, Employee #1, a fleet service clerk with American Airlines, was loading an aircraft baggage container onto a transport dolly. He inadvertently placed his right ring finger in a pinch point in between the container and the edge of the dolly. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a partial finger amputation.

Keywords: LOADING, AIRCRAFT, AMPUTATED, AIRPORT, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312759186			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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