UNITED AIRLINES

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at UNITED AIRLINES in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer UNITED AIRLINES Report ID 2017065003
Address TERM C, NEWARK LIBERTY AIRPORT City, State ZIP NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114
Event Date June 2, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 481111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.68000, -74.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to connect a dolly to the hitch of a second dolly when his right pinky finger distal tip was pinched and amputated between the two dollies.

Incident Summary

On June 2, 2017, a worker at UNITED AIRLINES in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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