OSHA investigators arrived in Dallas, TX on Monday, March 24th 2014 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Southwest Airlines Co which had occured on Monday, February 24th 2014. A Baggage porter had been injured when the employee's finger was struck by hitch and was amputated
Accident Date2014-02-24
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 4:15 p.m. on February 24, 2014, Employee #1 was working at an airport and for an airline company. He was trying to hitch a baggage cart. As he lined up the hitch with his left hand, the hitch struck his middle finger and crushed it in between the hitch and the tow, causing the partial amputation of the finger. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was treated and hospitalized for the partial finger amputation.