Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126803550 - Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 126803550

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 05/26/1999

Site Address:
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing
100 Lodestone Way
Tooele, UT 84111

Mailing Address:
P O Box 550, Tooele, UT 84074

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3519

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/26/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/26/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362650475

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171057656

Event: 05/25/1999

Employee's thumb amputated when injured in drill press

Employee #1 placed an engine head on a rotating repair station attached to a swing arm drill press machine, but forgot to secure the head to the station with the lock bolts. He then went to another work station for a different task; he returned a few moments later, still not realizing that he had not secured the head to the repair station. Employee #1 was attempting to rotate the head when it began to fall. He kept holding the head to prevent it from hitting the floor, smashing his right thumb between it and a metal table. Attempts to surgically repair or rebuild his damaged thumb failed, and it was amputated to the knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DRILL PRESS, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126803550			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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