Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840276 - Employee's finger amputated by a drill motor

Accident Summary Nr: 170840276 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125615419	02/08/2002	1711	0	Foreman Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: On February 6, 2002, Employee #1 of Forman Plumbing, Inc., was drilling a hole in a 2-in. by 4-in. framed wall stud using a Milwaukee hole hang angled drill to run electrical conduit. The drill got caught in hole being drilled, causing drill motor to spin around and catching Employee #1's ring finger of the left hand and amputating it to first knuckle. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, ELECTRIC DRILL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125615419			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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