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Accident Summary Nr: 143319.015 - Employee receives thumb amputation from portable drill

Accident Summary Nr: 143319.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/27/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1570772.01501/03/2022236210Fagen, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on December 27, 2021, an employee drilled one half inch holes in an extractor conveyer using a portable drill (DeWalt DWE 1622 mag drill with a 9/16-inch by 2-inch DOC 12,000 series cutter drill bit). The employee wore gloves while operating the drill and at some point, the employee's left hand became entangled in the drill bit. The employee was hospitalized to treat the amputation injury received.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Drill, Drill Bit, Entangled, Glove, Operating, Portable Power Tool, Thumb
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Manufacturing plant New project or new addition   1

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1570772.015 42 M Hospitalized injury Millwrights Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite
Fatality Cause:

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