# Amputations at GENERAL CABLE
> OSHA SIR `20191010488` · 10/7/2019 · SEDALIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GENERAL CABLE
- **Location:** 20213 Whitfield Road, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
- **NAICS:** 335931
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting bad cable at a take-up reel. The employee's left hand was caught between the cable and the reel, causing the amputation of the tip of the little finger.

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