Amputations

Name: Amputations at NIBCO INC.
Start: 8/16/2019

1 amputation · 2019088457 · 8/16/2019 · NIBCO INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Chutes

Employer

Name: NIBCO INC.
Location: 1900 Old Union Point Road, GREENSBORO, GEORGIA, 30642
NAICS: 332913
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A packing associate was cleaning under a packing bin and as he stood back up he grabbed the discharge chute. The discharge chute came down, pinching his finger at the hinge point, causing a partial amputation of his right thumb tip.

Source

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