US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, USP Marion
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MARION, ILLINOIS
| Employer | US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, USP Marion | Report ID | 20171211766 |
| Address | 4500 Prison Road | City, State ZIP | MARION, ILLINOIS 62959 |
| Event Date | December 11, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 922140 | Inspection # | 1283514 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.66000, -88.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 12/11/2017, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an employee was operating a rubber molding machine when he attempted to remove a left-over piece of rubber from the heated top plate. The employee's gloves made contact with the heated plate and melted to the surface. Before he was able to free himself, the molding machine began operating and pinned his right-hand fingers between the top and bottom plates for several seconds, amputating all four fingers and his thumb.
Incident Summary
On December 11, 2017, a worker at US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, USP Marion in MARION, ILLINOIS 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 extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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