Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201155264 - Employee Injured Using Milling Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201155264 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119950897	08/30/2001	3565	0	Multisource

Abstract: On July 8, 2001, Employee #1 was using an ACRA milling machine to drill a hole in an aluminum plate. The plate was 12 inches wide by 14 inches long by 1.5 inch thick. The drill bit caught in the aluminum, broke off, and struck the employee in the right eye. The drill bit shattered the employee's eye glasses and punctured his right eye. The employee had 13 stitches and was hospitalized for 2 days.

Keywords: EYE, ROTATING PARTS, STUCK, MILLING MACHINE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119950897			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported

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