Amputations

Name: Amputations at Freudenberg NOK
Start: 4/14/2022

1 amputation · 2022043274 · 4/14/2022 · Freudenberg NOK

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Freudenberg NOK
Location: 1618 Lukken Industrial Drive, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
NAICS: 326291
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a cryogenic deflasher and preparing to shut it down. The employee was reaching into the hopper when their right index finger was caught by the auger and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

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