# Amputations at Atlantic Aviation
> OSHA SIR `2022098245` · 9/18/2022 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Atlantic Aviation
- **Location:** 9800 Ashton Road, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19114
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to tow a lavatory service cart back to the parking area. The employee was aligning and connecting the cart to the tow vehicle when their right thumb was crushed between the hitch and tow bar, resulting in an amputation.

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