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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017099007 · 9/20/2017 · Nordson Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Nordson Corporation
Location
1159 Empire Expressway, SWAINSBORO, GEORGIA, 30401
NAICS
325520
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove residue from a machine's chain when the employee's right index finger was caught and lacerated in a pinch point between the chain and sprocket. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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