# Amputations at CME Wire & Cable
> OSHA SIR `2017054867` · 5/18/2017 · LOCKBOURNE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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.

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