# Amputations at U.S. Dept of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Waseca
> OSHA SIR `20181111396` · 11/5/2018 · WASECA, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Waseca
- **Location:** 1000 University Dr SW, WASECA, MINNESOTA, 56093
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a food slicer to cut onions. The slicer amputated a small portion of the employee's left index fingertip. The guard on the slicer was not on, and a glove was not being worn.

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