Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120129473 - The Boeing Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120129473

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 01/04/1995

Site Address:
The Boeing Company
3855 Lakewood Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90846

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362021503

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
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	3314 A	05/05/1995	05/10/1995	$700	$700	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170891568

Event: 12/02/1994

Employee's finger tip amputated in exhaust fan

Employee #1, a journeyman aircraft mechanic for a company that manufactures airplanes, had been assigned to remove and reinstall a flow sensor that had been installed backward in an avionics cooling system. The flow sensor was a pilot tube mounted in a short section of duct, adjacent to the avionics exhaust fan. Employee #1 had been instructed to wait for electricians to de-energize the cooling system's circuit breakers before starting the job, but he decided he could perform the repairs with the cooling system still on. While he was replacing the clamp between the fan and the sensor, his left hand entered the avionics exhaust area, and a portion of the distal phalanx of his fourth finger was amputated in the fan blades. Employee #1 had not worked on the sensor or exhaust fan before, and was not aware of the proximity of the fan blades to the duct containing the flow sensor.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, AMPUTATED, FAN BLADE, REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120129473			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

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