Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121883.015 - Employee amputates thumb on hammer drill bit

Accident Summary Nr: 121883.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 11/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445940.015	11/20/2019		221122	Emera Maine

Abstract: At 9:50 a.m. on November 13, 2019, an employee was drilling a hole in concrete. The employee's mitten became caught by a hammer drill bit. The employee amputated the left thumb and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Drill Bit, Drilling, Glove, Hammer Drill, Thumb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1445940.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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