# Amputations at Worldwide Flight Services Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231211568` · 12/21/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** Worldwide Flight Services Inc
- **Location:** 19115 Lee Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading an aircraft. They were moving a pallet of cargo and was using a floor lock when their left index fingertip was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

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