# Amputations at Federal Bureau of Prisons - FCC Lompoc
> OSHA SIR `20201211669` · 12/14/2020 · LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Bureau of Prisons - FCC Lompoc
- **Location:** 3901 Klein Blvd, LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA, 93436
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was grinding metal in a welding area. The grinding wheel caught his left thumb and amputated the tip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*