# Amputations at NIBCO INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019088457` · 8/16/2019 · GREENSBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chutes
## Employer
- **Name:** NIBCO INC.
- **Location:** 1900 Old Union Point Road, GREENSBORO, GEORGIA, 30642
- **NAICS:** 332913
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A packing associate was cleaning under a packing bin and as he stood back up he grabbed the discharge chute. The discharge chute came down, pinching his finger at the hinge point, causing a partial amputation of his right thumb tip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*