Amputations

Name: Amputations at General Cable Corp.
Start: 3/11/2020

1 amputation · 2020032334 · 3/11/2020 · General Cable Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

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

Narrative

At about 11:30 p.m. on March 11, 2020, an employee was setting up a drawbench machine to pull aluminum wire. The employee's right ring finger was caught between the wire and the capstan wheel, and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

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