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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020065646 · 6/17/2020 · Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Vacuum cleaners

Employer

Name
Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc.
Location
14187 Nisshinbo Drive, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
NAICS
336390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the trash bag on a shim vacuum when he attempted to check the vacuum impeller for a clog. The moving impeller blades then amputated his right ring fingertip and 1 inch from his right index fingertip. The vacuum was energized at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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