Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133612.015 - Employee suffers amputation when hand is caught in spinning

Accident Summary Nr: 133612.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516658.015	02/25/2021		238220	Arm Heating & Air Conditioning

Abstract: At 2:02 p.m. on February 23, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a plumbing/HVAC contractor. Employee #1 was drilling a hole vertically through wood. Employee #1 was wearing gloves. The glove on the left hand of Employee #1 got caught in the rotating drill bit causing a partial amputation of one finger and the dislocation of another. Employee #1 received medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Dislocated, Drill, Drill, Drill Bit, Drilling, Finger, Fingertip, Fracture, Glove, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Partial Amputation, Rotating Drill Bit, Traumatic Amputation, Wood, Wood Board

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1516658.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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