# Amputations at Menzies Aviation Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018022053` · 2/28/2018 · DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Menzies Aviation Inc.
- **Location:** 2520 W. Airfield Dr., DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS, 75261
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to move cargo from one warehouse to another. A second employee was assisting with the cargo as the first employee was removing a lock. The first employee's right index finger was then caught between the cargo and the lock, resulting in an amputation at the second joint.

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