NAS Pensacola, FL — 2024-10-07

OSHA Injury Report: 994

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2024-10-07, an injury at 994 in NAS Pensacola, FL 32506 resulted in days away from work. Employee was aircraft Mechanic Lead in aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding).

Where did this happen?

Establishment: 994
Parent company: Vertex
Street: NAS Pensacola
City: NAS Pensacola
State: FL
ZIP: 32506
On-site location: Fightline

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 98

Before the incident

Torquing Retaining Nut

What happened

Employee was installing main landing gear tire on flightline @ approx. [REDACTED]. The procedure requires the retaining nut to be torqued to 150-foot pounds then backoff axle to zero-foot pounds then the axle nut is retorqued to 75-foot pounds. The employee finished the first torquing of the nut to 150-foot pounds and started removing the nut with a socket wrench and heard a pop in his left shoulder area. He then experienced pain in his left shoulder and could not lift arm without pain.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain;

Object or substance involved

Socket wrench

Summary line

Sprain Strain; Arm - Shoulder (Left); Socket wrench.

Employee and industry

Job description: Aircraft Mechanic Lead
SOC code: 49-3011 — Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
NAICS code: 488190 — Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding)
NAICS vintage: 2012
Avg employees: 132
Total hours worked: 232122
EIN: 640941176
Establishment ID: 175328
Employer case #: 0004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-10-07
Shift started: 14:00
Time of incident: 19:45
Filing year: 2024
Submitted: 27FEB2025:16:04:00

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.