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

U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1640 Sky View Drive, BRUCETON MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA 26525 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.

An employee was holding a door open when the door automatically closed, catching his hand and causing a partial amputation to the right middle finger.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Doors, except garage and vehicle

U.S. Department of Justice- Federal Bureau of Prisons

A forklift turned into a warehouse side entry, and a rear tire caught an employee's foot and went over the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a closed fracture to the leg below the knee and was hospitalized.

U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons

An employee was working in a laundry area when they tripped over a floor fixture and fell. Their little finger caught on a sharp edge during the fall, resulting in an amputation.

U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons

An employee was moving a portable cement mixer and caught his right finger under the hitch used to pull the cement mixer. His finger was pinched between the ground and the mixer, resulting in a fractured fingertip.

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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.