Textron Aviation Inc
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures and dislocations — WICHITA, KANSAS
| Employer | Textron Aviation Inc | Report ID | 2018021510 |
| Address | 101 N Greenwich, East Campus, Plant 4 | City, State ZIP | WICHITA, KANSAS 67206 |
| Event Date | February 13, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and dislocations | Body Part | Neck and back |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.68000, -97.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was working at a sub-assembly jig that is 66 inches tall and 33 inches wide. The employee was getting up from performing a drilling operation on the underside of the jig. She grabbed onto the jig to assist herself in standing and the jig fell over onto her. The employee sustained subluxation and disruption of the spinolaminar ligament at C-7-T-1 and end plate compression fractures of T-7 through T-1.
Incident Summary
On February 13, 2018, a worker at Textron Aviation Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered fractures and dislocations to the neck and back. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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