Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141548.015 - Employee partially amputates finger in drill press

Accident Summary Nr: 141548.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 11/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1566322.015	11/30/2021		322220	Loparex, Llc

Abstract: At 4:57 p.m. on November 22, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a Bridgeport drill press. The employee was changing the drill bit to a 7/16-inch end mill and was holding the mill break handle while tightening the chuck by hand. The employee accidentally grabbed the power handle instead of the brake and actuated the milling machine. The employee's glove became caught and pulled his hand into the rotating bit. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right ring finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Caught By, Caught In, Drill Bit, Drill Press, Glove, Hand, Milling Machine, Partial Amputation, Pulled In

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1566322.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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