PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA—
Allegiant Air LLC
Event or exposure unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
A ground crew member was connecting a potable water cart to a baggage tug when the hitch came over their left hand and amputated a fingertip.
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