# Amputations at General Cable Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015030982` · 3/4/2015 · LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** General Cable Corporation
- **Location:** 3 Carol Drive, LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND, 02865
- **NAICS:** 335929
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee sustained an amputation of the right pinky fingertip while loading a wooden reel onto a pack line. His right little finger was crushed between the flange and the reel.

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