Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843437 - Employee's thumb pulled off when caught by auger

Accident Summary Nr: 170843437 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125589283	08/10/1999	3843	0	Wells Dental Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were routing out a well water pipe under a roadway. Employee #1 was using a 3/4 in. drill motor with extensions to guide the auger rod into the tile pipe when his glove became caught on the set screws on the coupler. Employee #1's right thumb was pulled off.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, GLOVE, AUGER MECHANISM, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, AUGER, PIPE, SET SCREW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125589283			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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