Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170899934 - Employee's Thumb Amputated When Caught by Drill Bit

Accident Summary Nr: 170899934 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126117852	07/14/1999	3589	0	N/S Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was a machine operator at N/S Corporation, a car wash equipment manufacturer in Inglewood, CA. He was drilling holes in stock metal when his gloved hand became entangled in the rotating bit, amputating his thumb.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, DRILLING MACHINE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126117852			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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