Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106565.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when caught in rotating drill

Accident Summary Nr: 106565.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1289884.015	01/24/2018		331210	Steel Unlimited, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on January 10, 2018, Employee #1 was working in a fabrication shop, using a Hougen Portable Magnetic Drill, serial number: 4715124, to drill holes in a steel channel. During work, the glove he was wearing became caught in the rotating drill. As a result, one of his fingers was amputated. Employee #1 was treated at a local hospital and released. The incident investigation identified that Employee #1 had not been effectively trained to operate the drill.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Drill, Finger, Glove, Rotating Parts, Untrained

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1289884.015	51	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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