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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191212643 · 12/9/2019 · Federal Correctional Complex - Victorville

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Federal Correctional Complex - Victorville
Location
13777 Air Expressway Blvd., VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA, 92394
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was using a full-size metal shear to cut metal. As the employee was holding the metal in place, the shear actuated and cut off the tip of the employee's right middle finger to the top of the nail bed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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