Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170166094 - Employee's Thumb Amputated in Bench Press

Accident Summary Nr: 170166094 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/15/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111974408	11/26/1990	2452	0	Advanced Equipment Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 15, 1990, Employee #1, of Advanced Equipment Corporation, was using a bench-mounted drill press to drill holes in a strip of metal. The gloves he was wearing caught in the rotating drill bit, resulting in the amputation of his thumb. Paramedics transported him to UC-Irvine Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for treatment. The supervisor stated that he had instructed employees not to wear gloves, rings, or any loose clothing when operating the machine because of the danger of being caught by moving parts. Before the accident, Employee #1 said that he was wearing gloves because he did not want to be cut by the strip of metal he was drilling.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, DRILL PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111974408			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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