# Amputations at Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065646` · 6/17/2020 · COVINGTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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.

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