Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181077 - Employee Amputates Thumb While Drilling

Accident Summary Nr: 170181077 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112030606	11/21/1991	1799	0	Teledyne Laars

Abstract: Employee #1 was drilling holes in a metal casting when the glove he was wearing caught and wrapped around the rotating chuck. The first joint of his left thumb was amputated. He was taken to the hospital where the section was reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, DRILLING MACHINE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112030606			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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