Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170381057 - Employee's Hand Amputated by Drill

Accident Summary Nr: 170381057 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/15/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119611770	05/31/1994	1711	0	Joyce Wong

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on April 14, 1994, Employee #1, who was remodeling a bathroom, borrowed a stepladder and went outside to drill a hole for an exhaust fan in an exterior wall. The hole-cutter bit bound, causing the Milwaukee drill to spin and cut off Employee #1's left hand. He yelled for help and a neighbor summoned emergency medical services. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital. Employee #1 had been given a short time to remodel the bathroom and had been told that if his work was satisfactory he would have a chance to work for a general contractor.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, STUCK, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, ELECTRIC DRILL, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119611770			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Tile setters, hard and soft

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