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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020043512 · 4/16/2020 · SUPERIOR ESSEX

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Product labeling machinery

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was repositioning the print tape that prints labeling on a cable. The tape stuck to his finger when he tried to position it on the cable, causing his finger to get caught between the print wheel and the cable resulting in an amputation injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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