# Amputations at U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
> OSHA SIR `2017077073` · 7/28/2017 · BRUCETON MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
- **Location:** 1640 Sky View Drive, BRUCETON MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA, 26525
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a food slicer to cut potatoes, when her fingers made contact with the blade. The first two fingertips on right hand were amputated, and a nail was damaged.

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