# Amputations at American Airlines Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065138` · 6/10/2016 · JAMAICA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines Inc.
- **Location:** Terminal 8 (JFK Airport), JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11430
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While loading luggage into a can and dolly, an employee's hand became caught in a pinch point, partially amputating the middle finger.

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