# Amputations at Federal Correctional Institute
> OSHA SIR `2023098612` · 9/18/2023 · BEAVER, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Planing mills
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Correctional Institute
- **Location:** 1600 Industrial Park Road, BEAVER, WEST VIRGINIA, 25813
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a piece of wood into a planer when their hand contacted the blade, causing their left ring finger to get caught between the planer and wood. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

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