# Amputations at Menzies Aviation Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076766` · 7/20/2017 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Menzies Aviation Inc.
- **Location:** Hollywood International Airport, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33315
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Thursday, July 20, 2017, at approximately 8:30 p.m., an employee was connecting a lavatory service cart to a baggage tug when his right middle fingertip was pinched and amputated by the baggage tug.

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