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

U.S. Dept. of Justice-Bureau of Prisons

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Dept. of Justice-Bureau of Prisons, 8301 hwy 521, SALTERS, SOUTH CAROLINA 29590 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee was operating a grommet machine when it amputated the tip of his right thumb.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

U.S. Dept of Justice-Bureau of Prisons

An employee was preparing to use a grill to cook food. When he lit it, flames knocked him back and burned his face, arms, and feet.

U.S. Dept. of Justice-Bureau of Prisons

An employee was placing a 4-inch by 8-inch piece of sheet metal in a punch press. When the press was activated, the metal shifted and pinched his glove and the tip of his right index finger against the fiberglass guard on the machine. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

U.S. Dept of Justice-Bureau of Prisons

An employee was performing maintenance work on a diesel generator's turbo chamber when the employee's hand entered the chamber to see if the turbo was functioning properly. The generator then amputated the employee's left pinky 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.

U.S. Postal Service

An employee delivered a package. On her way back to her vehicle she was attacked by two dogs that came from around a corner. She was hospitalized with dog bites.

AHTNA Marine & Construction

The injured employee was standing by the controls for the electric spud system on the barge, preparing to raise the spuds. Meanwhile, an excavator was moving a mat on the deck. As the excavator swung from port to starboard, it's counterweight struck the injured employee s shoulder, causing them to lose balance and fall against the spud controls. The employee sustained bruises and contusions to their right shoulder and chest.

Fairbanks Morse, LLC

A technician was operating a crane hoist to lift/remove a cylinder head from the main engine (port). The load was lifted at an angle, causing the cylinder head to get stuck on the cylinder head studs. When it became free from the studs, the cylinder head swung. It struck the technician and caught them against the cabinet door. This resulted in an amputation of their left index fingertip at the distal knuckle.

Container Maintenance Corporation

An employee was securing a power cord to a refrigerated truck container. A truck started backing up to connect with the container and the employee was pinned between the tires of the container and the bolster of the truck, resulting in a fractured leg.

U.S. Postal Service

An employee was delivering a package to a house when a dog came through the storm door, jumped on the employee, and bit them in the lower jaw.