# Amputations at U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE
> OSHA SIR `2018065730` · 6/12/2018 · SALTERS, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE
- **Location:** 8301 HWY. 521, SALTERS, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29590
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An inmate was slicing a turkey loaf in an electric meat slicer. When the turkey loaf was trimmed down to a small piece, the employee tried to reposition the meat in the running slicer and suffered the amputation of soft tissue and part of the nail on the end of the right thumb.

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