Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1499622.015 - Siemens Energy, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1499622.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 10/27/2020

Site Address:
Siemens Energy, Inc
1503 Calhoun Rd.
Conroe, TX 77302

Mailing Address:
8841 Wadford Road, Raleigh, NC 27616

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 221121/Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/27/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/13/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1679010	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130770.015

Event: 10/23/2020

Employee partially amputates thumb when pulled into drill bi

At 11:00 a.m. on October 23, 2020, an employee working as an electrical installer for an electrical supplier was trying to enlarge the diameter of wooden rings on a transformer using a router. The employee caught his glove in the drill bit and pulled his right thumb into the rotating part. The employee partially amputated his thumb and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught By, Drill Bit, Drilling, Finger, Glove, Hand, Hand Tool, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1499622.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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