Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130770.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb when pulled into drill bi

Accident Summary Nr: 130770.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499622.015	10/27/2020		221121	Siemens Energy, Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 23, 2020, an employee working as an electrical installer for an electrical supplier was trying to enlarge the diameter of wooden rings on a transformer using a router. The employee caught his glove in the drill bit and pulled his right thumb into the rotating part. The employee partially amputated his thumb and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught By, Drill Bit, Drilling, Finger, Glove, Hand, Hand Tool, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Wrong Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1499622.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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