Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200520658 - Employee's hand injured when caught in drill press

Accident Summary Nr: 200520658 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115088213	03/20/1998	3633	0	Maytag Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a drill press when her right glove became caught in the machine's rotating shaft. The first three fingers on her right hand sustained severe lacerations, for which she was hospitalized. The drill press was not guarded and Employee #1 had not been adequately trained for the job.

Keywords: ROTATING SHAFT, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, DRILL PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115088213			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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