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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021086949 · 8/16/2021 · Federal Prison Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Federal Prison Industries
Location
State Route 716, ASHLAND, KENTUCKY, 41105
NAICS
337211
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in an edge bander machine. A machine part closed on the employee's right middle finger after the jam was cleared. The employee suffered an amputation to the last joint of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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