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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020054674 · 5/20/2020 · Nordson 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Nordson Corporation
Location
11475 Lakefield Dr, DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30097
NAICS
333911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the dressing wheel on a grinder. The rag he was using fell between the wheels and pulled his left hand into the wheel. The finger was cut down to the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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