OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221384084
CHALLENGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY DBA BLACK RIVER STAMPING
HOLLAND, MI·
Event description
Employee?s left thumb is amputated after glove caught in por
Investigation abstract
At 5:00 p.m. on July 22, 2021, Employee #1 was using a portable Milwaukee electromagnetic drill press to counterbore holes in a cast iron die. The employee, wearing gloves, attempted to wipe the surface area that had just been drilled. His glove was caught by the rotating bit, pulling his left hand into the drill. He sustained an amputation to the left thumb at the first knuckle. The employee was treated but not hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 65 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 634
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