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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 108899.015 - Employee Receives Thumb Avulsion When Glove Is Caught In Dri

**Accident: 108899.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/16/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1343945.015	08/17/2018		Dgs Construction, Llc.

At 8:30 a.m. on August 16, 2018, an employee was operating a drill (DeWalt DWD22 0 ? inch drill, 10.5 amps, 1,200 rpms) using a one inch bit (Tri Flute one inch wood boring drill bit) to drill holes into concrete forms for a slab concrete fl oor. The glove on the employee's left hand became caught in the drill bit and th e employee received an avulsion to his left thumb.

Keywords: avulsion, caught in, concrete form work, concrete slab, drill, drill operator, glove, operating, thumb

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			5	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1343945.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks FatCause:

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