Incident date: 2018-12-10
NAICS industry code: 488190

An aircraft mechanic was conducting maintenance on an aircraft from the ground. When he extended a boarding ladder, which is built into the aircraft, his left thumb was caught in pinch points and amputated from the nail to the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Aircraft unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high