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Bureau of Prisons, Three Rivers Facility

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — THREE RIVERS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bureau of Prisons, Three Rivers Facility in THREE RIVERS, TEXAS
Employer Bureau of Prisons, Three Rivers Facility Report ID 2017031942
Address 1700 Hwy 72 West City, State ZIP THREE RIVERS, TEXAS 78071
Event Date March 1, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 922140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.47000, -98.17000

Incident Narrative

An inmate suffered the amputation of two fingers when they contacted the running belts of an air handling unit.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2017, a worker at Bureau of Prisons, Three Rivers Facility in THREE RIVERS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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