# Amputations involving bone loss at U.S. Dept of Justice
> OSHA SIR `2024021003` · 2/1/2024 · BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of Justice
- **Location:** Old NC Hwy 75, BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA, 27509
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating a snap machine. The machine activated while his left index finger was between its upper press fixture and the lower die holder, and he suffered a skin avulsion with bone damage. He underwent a medical amputation of a portion of the left index finger.

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