Power Tool Incidents Power Tool Incidents Company Harlan McPhee North McPhee South Powerhawke Ravex Richards Company Using the Form Job Name * Job Name and/or Number Date * Power Tool Incidents Both hand and power tools are used everyday in our trade. There have been many developments and improvements in power tools, even over just the last few years, that help us complete our tasks safer and more efficiently than the power tools of the past. There is an increased risk of injury if the manufacturer’s instructions are not followed. Below are some of the incidents that Phalcon has experienced. We have had numerous instances of gloves getting caught up in rotating equipment (mostly drills). After reading through these, there should be no doubt about the dangers and injuries that can result. An employee was working elevated in a scissor lift, drilling holes in steel studs to mount lighting. He had all of his proper PPE on. While drilling into the stud, with a battery-operated drill, the drill bit grabbed his glove and pulled his hand into the bit. An employee was working with another employee. He was using a battery drill with a hole saw on a 16in extension. The other employee had never seen that device before and curiously decided to see how much torque it had when the first employee set it down. He grabbed the extension with his left hand and the drill with his right. He pulled the trigger and his glove got caught as it spun. He suffered a broken finger. Employee was trying to remove a hole saw bit from his drill. He was using the trigger and not the chuck. His glove got caught and was ripped off his hand injuring his left thumb. An employee’s wrist came in contact with a hot drill bit by accident. The uni-bit got caught in their glove pulling it into their wrist. Burn cream was applied. An employee had incorrectly inserted a bit into drill causing the glove to get caught and his finger to be fractured. An employee had a grip on the chuck of a battery drill and as it spun his glove got caught in it dislocating his thumb. An employee was holding the cordless drill with his right hand he proceeded to place his left hand around the smooth part of the extension shaft. When he started the cordless drill, the torque made the extension touch the gummy part of the glove causing the glove to wrap itself and his fingers around the extension. He had to reverse the cordless drill to get his hand free. This resulted in a laceration and a broken pinky finger. The next few demonstrate the injuries that are possible because of the high torque of the new battery-operated drills. There may be some situations (lack of room) that will not allow the use of a side handle; however the expectation is that a side handle is installed and used at all other times. Contact the warehouse or the safety department if the tool you are using does not have one. An employee was using a hole saw to drill through a metal stud. The saw bound up causing the drill motor to spin around and the employees hand struck the edge of the metal stud. This resulted in a laceration that required stitches to treat. An employee was using a battery drill with a 7/8th hole saw bit to drill a hole. The drill bound up and twisted his wrist as it spun causing the employees elbow to hit the top of the ladder. An employee was using a drill too close to his face. The drill got caught up on the steel and the motor swung around striking him in the head. An employee was drilling through 6" of wood shoring with a right-angle drill and a hole saw. The drill bound up and the recoil went through his body twisting his shoulder. For the sake of brevity, this is not a complete list of the injuries we have seen, but you get the idea. These incidents resulted in injuries ranging from first aid to broken bones. Think about these and how they could apply to the work that you are doing. Learn from these incidents so you don’t suffer the same pain as those who have already been injured. Additional Comments Foreman Name * Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Toolbox Talk Attendee Attended By (Required) Picture Upload Drop a file here or click to upload Choose File Maximum upload size: 52.43MB reCAPTCHA Submit Δ
