Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164787 - Employee injured while removing drill bit from radial press

Accident Summary Nr: 201164787 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126156470	03/18/2003	3321	331511	Del Mar Die Casting

Abstract: On March 7, 2003, Employee #1 was working in a factory drilling a die. A coworker, lead man, instructed Employee #1 to remove a drill bit from a radial drill press, located in a nearby tool room. While Employee #1 was removing the drill bit, he accidentally pulled down on the drill press handle, activating the auto start function of the press. For some reason, his gloves got caught in the drill, which pulled his hand and arm into the machine. Employee #1 was hospitalized at the Harbor UCLA Hospital and treated for a compound fracture on his left forearm. He was released three days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, DRILL PRESS, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126156470			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinists

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