OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415482

LOPAREX, LLC

HAMMOND, WI· 2021-11-22T00:00:00

Event: Caught By, Caught In, Drill Bit, Drill Press, Glove, Hand, Milling Machine, Partial Amputation, Pulled In
NAICS: 322220
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345663223
Employer profile: LOPAREX, LLC
Summary number: 221415482
Report ID: 0523900

Event description

Employee partially amputates finger in drill press

Investigation abstract

At 4:57 p.m. on November 22, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a Bridgeport drill press. The employee was changing the drill bit to a 7/16-inch end mill and was holding the mill break handle while tightening the chuck by hand. The employee accidentally grabbed the power handle instead of the brake and actuated the milling machine. The employee's glove became caught and pulled his hand into the rotating bit. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right ring finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

Event type
2

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