Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 959429 - Employee's thumb amputated in threading machine

Accident Summary Nr: 959429 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119766061	02/11/1997	8211	0	Monrovia Unified School District

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on February 5, 1997, Employee #1, of Monrovia Unified School District, Monrovia, CA, was working on rigid 200 pipe threading machine. He had finished threading a 1/2 in. metal galvanized pipe. As he tried to wipe the threads with his left hand, his glove became caught in the threading machine and his left thumb was amputated. He was taken to Arcadia Methodist Hospital and later was transferred to USC Medical Center. After investigation, the Monrovia Unified School District was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 4086. Other violations were found and the employer was cited accordingly.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THREADING MACHINE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119766061			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.