Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1226644.015 - Pratt & Whitney

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1226644.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 04/20/2017

Site Address:
Pratt & Whitney
8801 Macon Road
Columbus, GA 31908

Mailing Address:
8801 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31908

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336412/Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/20/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/03/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1202214	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 94930.015

Event: 04/14/2017

Employee's thumb is caught in machine and is amputated

At 11:00 a.m. on April 14, 2017, an employee was holding an air nozzle with his right hand and blowing out the bits of particles in a machine. The employee opened the machine while it was in operation. The employee's thumb was caught between the die and the ram. The employee sustained a crushing injury to thumb which resulted in amputation of his thumb.

Keywords: Amputation, Crushed, Lockout, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1226644.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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