Amputations

Name: Amputations at NICHIHA USA, INC.
Start: 6/8/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019065802 · 6/8/2019 · NICHIHA USA, INC.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: NICHIHA USA, INC.
Location: 3150 AVONDALE MILL ROAD, MACON, GEORGIA, 31216
NAICS: 327999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unclog a pipe to a discharge bag when a rotary blade inside the valve amputated the fingers on the employee's left hand. The machine was energized at the time.

Source

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