B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Maintenance Airframe; Maintenance Powerplant
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Equipment / Tooling
One night; an Airplane Maintenance Technician (AMT) was troubleshooting a seat issue on a 777 when one of the seat actuators inadvertently moved. The AMT had his thumb amputated on the spot. My question is; if the company truly cared about safety for the employees; how is it that the company has stayed silent on this event? While all the facts of the case aren't known; I'm sure the company could have issued some type of alert to make sure this did not happen again.
An AMT's thumb was amputated when an actuator on a passenger seat he was working on inadvertently moved.