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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099297 · 9/6/2019 · General Cable Corp.

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
General Cable Corp.
Location
409 Reighard Avenue, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS
331318
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was fixing the layer wind of a covered cable on a wooden reel. The employee used his left hand to guide the cable onto the reel. The machine was activated while the employee's finger was under the cable that was under tension. The employee sustained a left middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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