Incident date: 2023-05-20
NAICS industry code: 488119

An employee was operating a baggage tug and transitioning between gates. As the employee was coming to a complete stop parallel to an aircraft, the vehicle ran over a chock. His left hand was in the wheel well and was pinched between the wheel and the inner wheel well. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Airport utility vehicle-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high