Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107540627 - Northwest Airlines, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107540627

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 02/04/1993

Site Address:
Northwest Airlines, Incorporated
56 South Harborside Drive
East Boston, MA 02128

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4512

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/19/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/26/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901753384	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170110886

Event: 02/04/1993

Employee's leg amputated after pinned by sliding dolly

On February 2, 1993, Employee #1 was standing adjacent to an opened overhead door waiting to close it as a series of four dollies cleared the doorway. As the fourth dolly, towed by a Bobcat, approached the doorway, the left front portion of the dolly struck a vertical post on the left. The impact forced the dolly to slide across the width of the opening, striking Employee #1's right calf and pinning his leg against the vertical post on the right. The severity of the injury to his calf muscles necessitated the amputation of Employee #1's right leg just below the knee.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PINNED, STRUCK BY, CART, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107540627			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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