Amputations

Name: Amputations at Federal Correctional Institution Fairton
Start: 12/28/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211211093 · 12/28/2021 · Federal Correctional Institution Fairton

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Federal Correctional Institution Fairton
Location: 655 Fairton-Millville Road, FAIRTON, NEW JERSEY, 08320
NAICS: 922140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A container holding television remotes was placed on its side, and an employee was handling the container to remove stuck remotes. The container shifted and crushed his right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown