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Relevant quote from the article: > In the accident involving Cabada, OSHA’s accident investigation summary noted that “the final step in the pressure check ope
by AlexandrB 4y ago
Relevant quote from the article:
> In the accident involving Cabada, OSHA’s accident investigation summary noted that “the final step in the pressure check operation, venting, was done for the first time using an automated program as opposed to the normal manual method that had been used in previous operations.”
- s1artibartfast 4y ago"At 12:44 p.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee, an integration technician, was p erforming pneumatic pressure checks on a Raptor V2 Engine while at the Integrati on Stand. The final step in the pressure check operation, venting, was done for the first time using an automated program as opposed to the normal manual method that had been used in previous operations. Immediately after initiating the aut omated venting, the employee was struck by the fuel controller cover which broke free from the controller module. The controller cover had sheared at the vertic al to horizontal beveled seam, liberating the cover face from the assembly. The employee suffered a skull fracture and head trauma and was hospitalized in a com a for months." https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1579779.015 https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detai... It sounds like a number of things went wrong: 1) The automated program malfunctioned. 2) The controller cover welds failed. 3) The employee was too close.