American Airlines Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JAMAICA, NEW YORK
| Employer | American Airlines Inc. | Report ID | 2020021982 |
| Address | Terminal 8 (C-Concourse-Bag Room), John F. Kennedy International Airport | City, State ZIP | JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430 |
| Event Date | February 29, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 481111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.65000, -73.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was replacing a baggage conveyor system clutch and checking the drive belt when the employee's glove was caught and their left hand was pulled into the machine's pulley resulting in a partial amputation of the index finger.
Incident Summary
On February 29, 2020, a worker at American Airlines Inc. in JAMAICA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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