Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Aviation Administration, 250 S. Rogers RD, OLATHE, KANSAS 66062
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c., affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was investigating a noise in an HVAC duct-system. He located a suspect auxiliary blower unit, deenergized it, and then went to retrieve tools. He returned to the blower after approximately 10 minutes. The fan/belt/pulley were slowly rotating even though power had been isolated. The employee removed a cover so he could press a tool against the belt to bring the blower to a stop. While reaching for the tool, his hand slipped into the pulley/belt resulting in an amputation to the right index finger from the base of the nail to the end of the finger. Also, the top third of the right middle finger was degloved.
An employee was on a 6-foot ladder conducting maintenance on a ballast above the ceiling in a hallway. When the employee removed the ballast he was shocked with 208V of electricity and fell off the ladder, landing on his left shoulder. The employee suffered an electric shock and a dislocated shoulder.
An employee was walking from the terminal to the rental car area when they tripped and fell on the ground, sustaining a fractured knee. She was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was descending a fixed ladder on the back of an antenna inside a radome. He fell from the ladder to the radome deck about 12 feet below. He suffered a broken heel and a broken rib.
An employee was working from the back of a truck when he slipped and fell from a height no greater than 4 feet. He suffered a back compression fracture.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was cleaning up a fuel barn. They were winding up a power cord when they tripped on the cord and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured left wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was helping to move an aircraft into a hangar when his fingers were crushed between the hangar door handle and the hangar door, resulting in fractures and an amputation.
An employee was closing the rear door of a 22-ft. box truck when the truck began to drive away. The employee had one foot on the back of the truck and one foot on the dock; he fell from the dock to the pavement and sustained a head contusion.
An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.
Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.
An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.