Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201636032 - Employee Amputates Thumb While Operating Drill Press
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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309829794 | 05/15/2006 | 4911 | Portland General Electric Company |
At approximately 8:45 a.m. on May 11, 2006, Employee #1 was drilling a piece of aluminum with a Salberga drill press. He was wearing leather gloves. As Employee #1 placed a piece of aluminum under the drill bit and began drilling, the glove on his left hand became tangled in the drill bit. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for an amputated left thumb.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 309829794 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Welders and cutters |