Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Bureau of Prisons, 4500 Prison Road, MARION, ILLINOIS 62959
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee working on table 1 had the distal tip of the 3rd finger on his right hand amputated while operating the coat hanger machine in the Unicore Factory. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, n.e.c.
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