# Amputations at General Cable Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2020032334` · 3/11/2020 · WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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.

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