105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

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Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Department of Justice, FCI Gilmer, GLENVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA 26351 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee was operating a metal brake shear when his left little finger was caught in the machine's hold-down. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Shearing machines

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An employee was participating in SWAT style training which included various physical fitness skills including lengthy running and exercise intervals. During a run through the woods, the employee's body cramped, and he collapsed. He was hospitalized with severe dehydration and a muscle injury.

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Two law enforcement officers were executing an arrest warrant. After entering the residence, the assailant opened fire with a pistol, shooting one deputy in the right ankle and the other in the left femur bone. Both deputies required hospitalization and surgery.

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An employee was driving an off-road utility vehicle on a blacktop road. The employee moved to the gravel along the side of the road, then attempted to get back onto the blacktop road, and the vehicle turned over. The employee sustained a broken left ankle, injuries to his left leg, and road rash on his back.

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On December 12, 2019, an employee lost her balance and fell onto the floor, fracturing her left hip and requiring hospitalization.

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An employee was using a shear when his left middle finger was caught between the metal and the table being used to hold the metal, resulting in a partial amputation.

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Pall Corporation

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

Koch Foods of Cincinnati

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

Stella-Jones Corporation

An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

Mack Manufacturing, Inc.

An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

Nutmeg Container Corporation

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

United States Penitentiary, Lee

An employee was responding to a physical altercation between two inmates when they slipped and fell on the ground, landing on their left arm. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to their left forearm.

CoreCivic Cimarron Correctional Facility

An employee was closing a door while holding the door handle behind him. The door closed on his finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Caperton Furniture Works, LLC

An employee tripped over a concrete curb stop in a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground, landing on their left hip and breaking it.

Certainteed Gypsum West Virginia, Inc

An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.

Owens Corning

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell, suffering a broken scapula and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Applied Integrated Services, LLC

An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.

Fedex Freight Inc.

An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.