OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221409642
VT SAN ANTONIO AEROSPACE INC
SAN ANTONIO, TX·
Event description
Employee amputates finger while fixing landing gear
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee worked on installing a fixed brace system to the landing gear of the commercial aircraft. The employee was attempting to check the precise alignment of the fixed brace system to the attach point with his fingers when the fixed brace shifted and fell onto the tip of his finger, severing the finger from the rest of the hand. The employee amputated the finger and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 515
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