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Quantum Aviation Services

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Crushing injuries — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Quantum Aviation Services in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Quantum Aviation Services Report ID 2019066494
Address Orlando International Airport City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32827
Event Date June 27, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Containers, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.43000, -81.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working inside the belly of an aircraft to dislodge a 6,000-pound container. He reached down to release a lock on a container and his thumb was crushed between the container and the lock. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2019, a worker at Quantum Aviation Services in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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