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THE GEO GROUP - LAWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate — Amputations — LAWTON, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at THE GEO GROUP - LAWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY in LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
Employer THE GEO GROUP - LAWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Report ID 2018022032
Address 8607 SE FLOWER MOUND ROAD City, State ZIP LAWTON, OKLAHOMA 73501
Event Date February 28, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate Source of Injury Gates
Industry (NAICS) 922140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.52000, -98.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking to a control gate to retrieve an inmate for transport. The employee's hand was in the fencing of the sliding steel control gate. When the gate opened, it severed the employee's right pinky fingertip.

Incident Summary

On February 28, 2018, a worker at THE GEO GROUP - LAWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY in LAWTON, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by or caught in swinging door or gate, with gates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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