# Amputations at SUPERIOR ESSEX
> OSHA SIR `2020043512` · 4/16/2020 · BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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