AA Embraer 170 - Montgomery, AL - 31 Dec 22

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Ground crew ingested into engine - yikes.

Airline employee dead after being ‘ingested into engine,’ authorities say

An employee with the Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama was killed in an industrial accident on New Year’s Eve.

www.nbc11news.com

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Apparently uses GE CF34-8E turbofan engines with 64 kN thrust each. 1.3 m diameter and 5:1 bypass ratio.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

And now OSHA fines the airplane operator - good grief. Not clear why.

American Airlines fined $15K after mom of 3 was ‘violently’ sucked into plane’s engine on New Year’s Eve - NewsBreak

A regional subsidiary of American Airlines was hit with a $15,625 fine by federal safety regulators over the death of a ground crew worker who was sucked into the engine of a plane at an Alabama airport on New Year’s Eve. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration levied the fine against...

www.newsbreak.com

 

[Jim Logajan]

The size of the fine seems rather small - perhaps low enough that OSHA hoped the airline wouldn't find it worth contesting? Have no idea if it would affect the success of any civil wrongful death lawsuit by the family.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

You do have to wonder about that amount. She ignored the training that was provided twice. I am curious to see the toxicology report.