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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099882 · 9/20/2019 · U.S. Dept of Justice-Bureau of Prisons

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Generators

Employer

Name
U.S. Dept of Justice-Bureau of Prisons
Location
Federal Correctional Complex, BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA, 27509
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance work on a diesel generator's turbo chamber when the employee's hand entered the chamber to see if the turbo was functioning properly. The generator then amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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