Federal Bureau of Prison
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA
| Employer | Federal Bureau of Prison | Report ID | 2020032469 |
| Address | 4200 Bureau Rd North | City, State ZIP | TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA 47802 |
| Event Date | March 16, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Weaving machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 922140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.41000, -87.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a loom when the mechanical chain drive seized. The employee tried loosening bolts to the mechanism to free the chain drive, but that did not work. The employee then tried to manually manipulate the chain drive mechanism resulting in amputation of the right thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On March 16, 2020, a worker at Federal Bureau of Prison in TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with weaving machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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