# Amputations at THE GEO GROUP - LAWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
> OSHA SIR `2023087162` · 8/7/2023 · LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** THE GEO GROUP - LAWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
- **Location:** 8607 SE FLOWER MOUND ROAD, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, 73501
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 7, 2023, an employee was using a cut-down tool to remove flex cuffs from an inmate. The tool amputated the tip of a finger on his left hand.

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