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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110711 · 11/6/2017 · Federal Bureau of Prisons

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Food slicers

Employer

Name
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Location
27072 BALLSTON ROAD, SHERIDAN, OREGON, 97378
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was working in a kitchen prep area, using a mechanical slicer to cut tomatoes, when his right index finger was amputated by the slicer blade. The guard for the equipment was in place at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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