# Amputations at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
> OSHA SIR `2016043109` · 4/13/2016 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
- **Location:** 2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75235
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a flight simulator and was attempting to slide the right seat (passenger).  The vertical seat adjustment lever was activated instead of the horizontal adjustment, and the seat went down while his right hand was searching underneath for the horizontal seat adjustment mechanism, amputating a fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*