Incident date: 2024-04-11
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was using a drill press to drill an auger pipe. While removing a metal chip, the employee's left glove was caught by the drill bit. The employee sustained lacerations to the left arm, fractures to both bones of the forearm, and a dislocated finger. The employee was hospitalized. The drill press was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stationary drills, milling machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate