# Amputations at JetBlue Airways Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019032543` · 3/9/2019 · EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** JetBlue Airways Corporation
- **Location:** Logan International Airport, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02128
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a baggage cart toward a belt loader. The tongue of the baggage cart struck his right middle finger against the belt loader, amputating it at the first knuckle.

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