# Amputations at Federal Bureau of Prisons
> OSHA SIR `2023098523` · 9/15/2023 · FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Bureau of Prisons
- **Location:** 1400 DALE BUMPERS ROAD, FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS, 72335
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 15, 2023, an employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when a kickback occurred, causing the employee to lose balance. They reached to catch themselves and the blade of the table saw amputated their thumb and index finger.

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