NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CANTON, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. | Report ID | 2019077387 |
| Address | 300 NISSAN DR | City, State ZIP | CANTON, MISSISSIPPI 39046 |
| Event Date | July 19, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.57000, -90.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was switching out an empty storage rack with a full storage rack that she had towed to the production line. The employee began closing the shelves on the empty rack, lowering each shelf, one at a time, starting with the bottom and working her way up. As the employee lowered the third shelf from the top, the second shelf dropped and closed on her right index finger. The fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2019, a worker at NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. in CANTON, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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