Federal Bureau of Prisons

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MARION, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Federal Bureau of Prisons in MARION, ILLINOIS
Employer Federal Bureau of Prisons Report ID 2015052520
Address 4500 Prison Road City, State ZIP MARION, ILLINOIS 62959
Event Date May 1, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 922140 Inspection # 1061562
GPS Coordinates 37.66000, -88.98000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2015, a worker at Federal Bureau of Prisons in MARION, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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