# Amputations at Nexans Energy USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085740` · 8/13/2015 · CHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Nexans Energy USA Inc.
- **Location:** 25 Oakland Avenue, CHESTER, NEW YORK, 10918
- **NAICS:** 332618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 8/13/15, an employee was operating a spooling machine when their left-hand glove got caught on a cable and was drawn into an in-running roller nip point. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

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