Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119983096 - Avtel Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 119983096

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 02/14/2002

Site Address:
Avtel Services Inc
16880 Avtel Dr
Mojave, CA 93501

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4581

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/21/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362093981

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$225	$0	$225
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$225	$0	$225
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 C01	03/14/2002	04/16/2002	$225	$225	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170625693

Event: 08/31/2001

Employee's Two Left Fingers Amputated

Employee #1 was assigned to "seal" the middle engine on the DC-10 aircraft in storage. Employee #1 was working off of a zoom boom personnel lift. This engine was located in the back of the plane next to the tail rudder and stabilizer wing. Employee #1 was sealing up the rear of the engine and lowered himself level with the stabilizer wing. About that time there were strong gusts of wind and Employee #1 grabbed the guardrail on the zoom boom lift. The guardrail hit the back end of the stabilizer wing, which is sharp, amputating three of Employee #1's fingers. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where they saved one finger.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, AMPUTATED, GUARDRAIL, BOOM, FINGER, ENGINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119983096			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal workers

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