U.S. Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Prisons/Federal Correctional Institution-El Reno

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Avulsions, enucleations - EL RENO, Oklahoma

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Prisons/Federal Correctional Institution-El Reno in EL RENO, Oklahoma
Employer U.S. Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Prisons/Federal Correctional Institution-El Reno
Address 4205 Highway 66 West
City, State ZIP EL RENO, Oklahoma 73036
Report ID 2023098675
Event Date September 20, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Floor irregularity
Industry (NAICS) 922140
GPS Coordinates 35.51000, -97.71000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to move a cart full of stock metal tubing when the cart hit a seam in the concrete. Two slabs came together, pinching his left thumb in the tubing. While pulling his hand away, the employee suffered an avulsion to the skin and nail on his left thumb.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2023, a worker at U.S. Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Prisons/Federal Correctional Institution-El Reno in EL RENO, Oklahoma suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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