Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083672 - Employee's thumb tip amputated when caught in drill bit

Accident Summary Nr: 201083672 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120146105	01/23/2003	3714	336211	Betts Spring Co

Abstract: On November 21, 2002, Employee #1, a welder from the Fabrication Department of Betts Spring, was using a drill press to drill holes in small parts that had been fabricated. He had taken one part out of a vice and left the drill press running while putting another part in the vice. Employee #1 was wearing cotton gloves and the thumb on his right hand got caught in the spinning drill. That resulted in amputation of his thumb tip. He was taken to University Medical Center for emergency treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, DRILL PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120146105			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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