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Employee was operating a drill and felt severe pain in EE's back on the left side. Did not do anything out of the ordinary no heavy lifting no pulling did EE's pre-shift and started drilling. Was on a slight incline with the drill. No real reason concrete contributing factor.
Employee was assisting fabricator on the outside while fabricator welded inside and outside of the box. EE returned home that afternoon and took a nap. After waking, EE encountered symptoms of flash burn and went to ER. There, EE received medication for pain management and was released to regular duty the following Monday. Supervisor was notified on 3/6 at 10:00 AM following day.
Employee caught left index finger and glove on drill bit. Before drill was shut off it twisted his glove and hand around the bit and amputated his index finger at mid-knuckle.