OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453724
AMPUTATED,GLOVE,CLEANING,THUMB,DRILL PRESS,ENTANGLED,UNGUARDED
Event description
THUMB CAUGHT IN DRILL PRESS; AMPUTATED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING METAL SHAVINGS FROM A TRACK UNDER THE DRILL BIT. THE DR S RIGHT HAND COMPLETELY OFF. ILL PRESS WAS AN IKEDA RADIAL, SERIAL NUMBER 77-263, MODEL NUMBER RMS-9. THE DRI LL WAS RATED AT THREE HORSEPOWER, AND COULD OPERATE AT SPEEDS FROM 50 TO 1500 RP M. A 3/16 INCH BIT WAS IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DRILL SPEED WAS 4 50 RPM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRILLING HOLES IN METAL FRAMES. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO OPERATE TWO DRILL PRESSES SIMULTANEOUSLY. SUPPLIED HIGH-PRESSU RE AIR WAS INADEQUATE TO CLEAN MATERIAL AND SHAVINGS FROM THE END OF THE TRACK. EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED OVER TO MANUALLY CLEAN THE TRACK. HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE ROTATING DRILL BIT. THE DRILL TORQUE WAS SUFFICIENT TO TEAR THE THUMB ON HI
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 11
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 708
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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