Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nidec Motor Corporation
Start: 11/11/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110616 · 11/11/2016 · Nidec Motor Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metalworking lathes

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was shimming a rotor assembly in a lathe to correct a run-out condition before turning the part in a CNC turning lathe. The tail stock foot pedal was actuated, closing the tail stock on and amputating her left index finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown