Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wing Aviation Charter Services, LLC, 2971 Hawthorne Drive, CONROE, TEXAS 77301
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was conducting a pre-flight inspection and caught their left ring finger in the aircraft kickstand while closing the aircraft door, resulting in amputation of the fingertip to the first knuckle.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Doors, hatches vehicle and machine cabin
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An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was taking out the trash through the storeroom door when the storeroom door closed on their left index finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was a team member inspecting an aircraft hangar. While opening the hangar doors, the employee's hand was caught between one of the hangar door panels and a support beam, resulting in a laceration and broken fingers.
An employee was performing maintenance checks on the tail rotor of a helicopter. While on the ladder doing visual inspections, the employee fell 6 to 8 feet, landing on the ground. The employee suffered fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis, and a fractured left arm.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.