Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118564.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when glove is caught by drill b

Accident Summary Nr: 118564.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 07/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419502.015	07/30/2019		332321	Quaker Windows

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on July 29, 2019, an employee was drilling an L-bracket on an aluminum screen when her gloved left hand was caught by the drill bit. The employee amputated her index fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Drill, Drill Bit, Drilling, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Insufficient Supervision, Machine operator, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Partial Amputation, Screen, Supervision, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1419502.015	2	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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