Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION - CHINA LAKE, 1 ADMINISTRATION CIRCLE, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA 93555
on , Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was moving I-beams into position so that holes could be drilled into the I-beam using a magnetic drill head. While operating the magnetic drill press, the employee s left, gloved thumb was caught by the drill bit, which then pulled the employee s sweatshirt and hair into the machine. The employee suffered a broken left forearm that required hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Drills-stationary
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