# Amputations at Southwest Airlines Co.
> OSHA SIR `20231211675` · 12/27/2023 · 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:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Airlines Co.
- **Location:** 7800 Airport Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A ramp agent was connecting two baggage carts together. His right hand was caught between the tongue of one cart and the receiver of the other cart resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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