Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112154778 - Northrop Grumman Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112154778

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 08/09/1991

Site Address:
Northrop Grumman Corp
8900 Washington Bl
Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3728

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361293947

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170189757

Event: 08/06/1991

Employee's Thumb Amputated by Drill Bit

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on August 6, 1991, Employee #1 was using a portable magnetic drill to drill a 0.625-in. hole in a 4-ft-long by 4-in.-wide by 6-in.-deep aluminum plate. Employee #1 had been wearing a glove on his left hand while transporting the workpiece, tools, and equipment from the tool room to the work area. When Employee #1 cleared metal chips with his gloved left hand, the tip of the glove caught in the rotating drill bit, and his thumb was amputated.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, DRILLING MACHINE, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, ENTANGLED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112154778			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Tool and die makers

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