Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125893693 - Shank/Balfour Beatty

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys Mining & Tunneling District Office

Inspection Nr: 125893693

Report ID: 0950652

Date Opened: 03/12/1998

Site Address:
Shank/Balfour Beatty
2904 Frontage Road
Highland, CA 92346

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 129, Highland, CA 92346

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/13/1998

Emphasis: L:Tunnel

Case Closed: 07/14/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362035859

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170847636

Event: 03/11/1998

Employee's Fingertip Amputated by Steel Wire

At approximately 12:40 p.m. on March 11, 1998, Employee #1 was beginning to operate a 0.5-in. magnetic drill motor, a device he had used numerous times on this and other jobs. The chuck key, which was attached to the drill by a 0.125-in. steel wire, had been left in the chuck. When Employee #1 turned on the drill motor, the chuck rotated, and the wire wound around his right ring finger. Before he could turn the motor off, the wire had cut through the finger, leaving the tip attached only by a shred of skin. Employee #1 had not inspected the drill before starting work.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, METAL WIRE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC DRILL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125893693			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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