AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. | Report ID | 2016021030 |
| Address | O'HARE AIRPORT, 727 Hangar Road | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60666 |
| Event Date | February 3, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Aircraft unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 481111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.97000, -87.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance functions on board an aircraft. The employee manually reclined a passenger seat back and raised the foot rest to inspect under the seat. Using his right hand, the employee pulled on the manual release mechanism to lower the foot rest, not realizing that his left thumb was between the foot rest support structure. As the foot rest was released, it automatically dropped to the folded position, severing off the employee's left thumb at the first knuckle (approximately 1").
Incident Summary
On February 3, 2016, a worker at AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aircraft unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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