OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221447493
UNITED AIRLINES INC
DENVER, CO·
Event description
Employee partially amputates finger while operating machine
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee worked with a suspended load, attempting to place it on top of a fixed object. The employee was driving the telehandler with the suspended load. The employee adjusted a suspended load to fit it on top of a fixed object. The suspended load became stuck and momentarily unmovable. The employee was trying to free the load, and some pressure was released, freeing the load unexpectedly. The employee's hand was struck with the load, and his thumb was pinched between another metal object. The employee was hospitalized to treat a partial amputation.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Event type
- 2
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