Amputations

Name: Amputations at CME Wire & Cable
Start: 5/18/2017

1 amputation · 2017054867 · 5/18/2017 · CME Wire & Cable

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name: CME Wire & Cable
Location: 2500 Creekside Parkway, LOCKBOURNE, OHIO, 43137
NAICS: 335999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 18, 2017, an employee was guiding the electrical wire onto the wooden reel to ensure it went on evenly when the employee's right ring finger was crushed between the reel and the wire while it was turning resulting in amputation of the finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown