# Amputations at Federal Bureau of Prisons
> OSHA SIR `20171110711` · 11/6/2017 · SHERIDAN, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Bureau of Prisons
- **Location:** 27072 BALLSTON ROAD, SHERIDAN, OREGON, 97378
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working in a kitchen prep area, using a mechanical slicer to cut tomatoes, when his right index finger was amputated by the slicer blade. The guard for the equipment was in place at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*