Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — POOLER, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. in POOLER, GEORGIA
Employer Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. Report ID 2022054217
Address 1000 Pine Meadow Drive City, State ZIP POOLER, GEORGIA 31322
Event Date May 14, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Lathes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.07000, -81.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a lathe with sand paper. The lathe amputated his right middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 14, 2022, a worker at Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. in POOLER, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with lathes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

See all reports for Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Mar 30, 2022 GAL Manufacturing Corporation, LLC BRONX, NEW YORK Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Aug 31, 2018 Tech Cast Holdings, LLC MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Jul 26, 2021 Davis-Ulmer BEACH LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Oct 25, 2019 Commercial Metals Company SAYREVILLE, NEW JERSEY Amputations Amp.
Mar 7, 2018 LEAD ENTERPRISES, INC. MIAMI, FLORIDA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Apr 22, 2018 Aspen Country Day School ASPEN, COLORADO Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jan 10, 2022 american cementing ODESSA, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Dec 11, 2018 Shaw Industries Group, Inc DALTON, GEORGIA Avulsions, enucleations Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports