Amputations

Name: Amputations at Federal Correctional Institute
Start: 9/18/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098612 · 9/18/2023 · Federal Correctional Institute

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Planing mills

Employer

Name: Federal Correctional Institute
Location: 1600 Industrial Park Road, BEAVER, WEST VIRGINIA, 25813
NAICS: 922140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a piece of wood into a planer when their hand contacted the blade, causing their left ring finger to get caught between the planer and wood. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

Source

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