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Accident Summary Nr: 902060359 - Employee Is Injured By Drill Press, Finger Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 902060359 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/07/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314698606	07/08/2010	0161	111219	Mission Ranches

Abstract: On July 7, 2010, Employee #1, a drill press operator of Mission Ranches, was working on a drill press drilling out a larger opening on the ground connection of a battery cable. Employee #1 was holding the end of the ground connection with his left index finger and thumb. The drill bit jammed in the hole, turning the cable and pulling his left index finger and thumb into the downward path of the rotating drill bit. His left index finger was amputated up to the middle knuckle. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: rotating parts, amputated, finger, thumb, jammed, drill press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314698606			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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