Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170591234 - Employee's Finger Amputated by Drift Pin and Machine Wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 170591234 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125958413	07/26/1995	3449	0	Plana Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 6, 1995, Employee #1 was changing a drill bit on a Cincinnati Bickford Super Service drill, which used a tapered drill bit. To dislodge the bit, the operator would hammer a drift pin into a slot in the machine's spindle. Employee #1 was holding the drift pin in his right hand and a hammer in his left hand. Employee #1's left arm contacted the machine's forward-reverse lever, causing the machine to start in reverse. Employee #1's right ring finger was caught between the end of the drift pin and an adjusting wheel on the machine. He was hospitalized with an amputation of his finger to the second joint.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, DRILLING MACHINE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, LOCKOUT, SET UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125958413			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drilling and boring machine operators

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