Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117900 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated by Drill

Accident Summary Nr: 201117900 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120314638	07/15/2004	4581	488190	Bob Hope Airport

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on June 21, 2004, Employee #1 was using a Milwaukee drill to mix a 55-gallon drum of paint. While holding the drill's trigger with his left hand and the mixer shaft with his right hand, his gloved right hand became caught by the spinning shaft. Employee #1 was transported initially to San Joseph Hospital, and then transferred to USC Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for an amputated right thumb. There were no witnesses to the incident.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, ELECTRIC DRILL, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120314638			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Painters, construction and maintenance

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