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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015063895 · 6/19/2015 · Nidec Motor Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Nidec Motor Corporation
Location
500 N Morrow St, MENA, ARKANSAS, 71953
NAICS
335312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hold-down clamp to position material to be sheared. While adjusting the hold-down clamp, the machine cycled, crushing and amputating the tip of his right-hand middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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