Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121850.015 - Employee's finger is amputated on drill press

Accident Summary Nr: 121850.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 10/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1446096.015	11/06/2019		332322	Cavan Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on October 30, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured sheet metal work. He was operating a Skil model 3380 five-speed 8-inch (200 mm) drill press, which was equipped with a clamp to hold down metal bands. He was drilling a hole in a metal band. The drill bit hit the clamp, and the clamp spun around on the bit. One of the employee's fingers was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Clamp, Drill, Drill Press, Finger, Hold-Down Clamp, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Machinist, Metal Shop, Rotating Parts, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1446096.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury

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