Amputations

Name: Amputations at SUPERIOR ESSEX
Start: 4/1/2020

1 amputation · 2020042965 · 4/1/2020 · SUPERIOR ESSEX

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 during regular operation
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: SUPERIOR ESSEX
Location: 2900 MORRIS SHEPPARD DR., BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, 76801
NAICS: 335921
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to load a reel in a machine. While he was lining up the reel with the pintle and operating the controls with his left hand, the reel shifted and smashed his right-hand fingers between the reel and the pintle. His right index fingertip was amputated as a result.

Source

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