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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032469 · 3/16/2020 · Federal Bureau of Prison

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Weaving machinery

Employer

Name
Federal Bureau of Prison
Location
4200 Bureau Rd North, TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, 47802
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was operating a loom when the mechanical chain drive seized. The employee tried loosening bolts to the mechanism to free the chain drive, but that did not work. The employee then tried to manually manipulate the chain drive mechanism resulting in amputation of the right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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