Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142785.015 - Employee amputates two fingers after glove is caught in knee

Accident Summary Nr: 142785.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/07/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572642.015	01/13/2022		335122	Pinnacle Architectural Lighting

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was working alone on a knee mill drilling holes for light fixtures. The employee had received training and was instructed not to wear gloves around moving parts and not to bypass guards. The employee was wearing gloves and had also removed a guard for reasons not indicated in the narrative. The employee grabbed the rotating drill bit and snagged the glove on the moving chuck. The employee's glove along with his hand was pulled into the machinery. The employee amputated his middle and ring fingers and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught By, Drill, Drill Bit, Finger, Glove, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Milling Machine, PPE, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Training, Unguarded, Working Alone

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1572642.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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