Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200083384 - Rotating Drill Bit Amputates Employee's Thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 200083384 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 02/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311754717	02/15/2008	1741	238140	Pro Cut, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was boring holes in a concrete wall in a graving dock at a shipyard. His glove caught in the drill bit and wrapped around the bit, pulling off his thumb. The employee was hospitalized for the amputation.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, SHIPYARD, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, THUMB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311754717			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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