OSHA Injury Report: North America Bend

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

EE was working outside of his normal Doors assignment assisting material prep in powder coat EE was manually drilling holes into window metal material for powder coat with a cordless drill when the drill was started and EE added pressure the drill bit walked and made contact with the EE gloved left hand The result was a laceration to left thumb The glove stayed intact likely adding to the turniquet pressure and severity of the injury The EE is not normally assigned to powder coat department but in an effort to prepare material for the return from a furlough EE was helping EE was taken to [REDACTED] Charles ER The ER sent him to a hand specialist and the hand specialist made an appointment to return on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] EE was seen by hand specialist and received sutures only with lost time until follow up appointment on [REDACTED] 2 Update pending that appointment [REDACTED] EE was seen for follow up and received a do not return to work with another appointment on [REDAC

What happened

EE was working outside of his normal Doors assignment assisting material prep in powder coat EE was manually drilling holes into window metal material for powder coat with a cordless drill when the drill was started and EE added pressure the drill bit walked and made contact with the EE gloved left hand The result was a laceration to left thumb The glove stayed intact likely adding to the turniquet pressure and severity of the injury The EE is not normally assigned to powder coat department but in an effort to prepare material for the return from a furlough EE was helping EE was taken to [REDACTED] Charles ER The ER sent him to a hand specialist and the hand specialist made an appointment to return on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] EE was seen by hand specialist and received sutures only with lost time until follow up appointment on [REDACTED] 2 Update pending that appointment [REDACTED] EE was seen for follow up and received a do not return to work with another appointment on [REDAC

Injury or illness

Laceration Cut Open Wound Upper Extremities Left Thumb

Object or substance involved

EE contacted spinning drill bit from cordless power hand tool

Summary line

Laceration Cut Open Wound Upper Extremities Left Thumb EE contacted spinning drill bit from cordless power hand tool Cut puncture scrape by powered hand tool

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.