# Amputations at American Airlines Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065432` · 6/22/2022 · EAST ELMHURST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines Inc.
- **Location:** LaGuardia Airport Terminal B, EAST ELMHURST, NEW YORK, 11371
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a cart to a tractor when the latch got stuck and the tongue fell forward, crushing the employee's left middle finger, which resulted in a fingertip amputation.

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