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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019076889 · 7/9/2019 · U.S. Department of Justice

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Justice
Location
FCI Gilmer, GLENVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26351
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a metal brake shear when his left little finger was caught in the machine's hold-down. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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