Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, 2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75235
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was using a flight simulator and was attempting to slide the right seat (passenger). The vertical seat adjustment lever was activated instead of the horizontal adjustment, and the seat went down while his right hand was searching underneath for the horizontal seat adjustment mechanism, amputating a fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.