Incident date: 2024-09-15
NAICS industry code: 488190

An employee was performing ground tests on an aircraft engine to check for leaks on an exhaust fan. He noticed oil on the alternator surface. He wiped off the oil with a shop rag and his finger contacted the exhaust fan. He sustained a laceration/avulsion to the right index finger leading to partial amputation and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Aircraft  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high