Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170694533 - Employee's Thumb Amputated in Drilling Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170694533 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/25/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120214911	01/25/1996	2499	0	Carris Reels

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to use a drilling machine to make two holes in wooden rounds. He was drilling the second hole when his tight-fitting glove became caught, possibly on a splinter, and was pulled into the drill hole. He could not take his foot off the pedal control quickly enough to avoid having the tip of his left thumb amputated.

Keywords: DRILL OPERATOR, DRILLING MACHINE, GLOVE, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BY, THUMB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120214911			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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