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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111773 · 11/12/2019 · Federal Correctional Institution

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Federal Correctional Institution
Location
37900 North 45th Avenue, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 85086
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was cutting a 1-inch steel tube with a bandsaw. The blade caught the tubing, and the employee's left thumb was pulled in toward it. The thumb tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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