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Accident Summary Nr: 102008.015 - Employee suffers partial finger amputation when caught in ro

Accident Summary Nr: 102008.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 12/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282646.015	12/12/2017		517910	Verizon Maryland Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on December 11, 2017, Employee #1 was running cable for an optical network terminal. In order to run the cable, Ethernet wire, and power supply, the employee had to drill through the wall of the existing home, using a Milwaukee half inch hammer drill/driver. Employee #1 placed a 0.375 inch drill bit into the drill and hand tightened the chuck. He then pushed the trigger on the drill, while holding the chuck and the drill bit caught his glove, pulling his ring and pinky finger on his left hand into the chuck of the drill. The pinky finger on his left hand was amputated from the finger nail to the knuckle, and his ring finger was dislocated. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Drill, Finger, Glove, Hand Tool, PPE, Rotating Parts

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1282646.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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