# Amputations at American Airlines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211110178` · 11/25/2021 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines, Inc.
- **Location:** 2100 NW 42nd Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33126
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a chain, believing it to be the railing of a widebody loader. The loader bed was raised, and the employee's left hand was caught. Part of the index finger was amputated.

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