Amputations

Name: Amputations at General Cable Corporation
Start: 8/27/2020

1 amputation · 2020088155 · 8/27/2020 · General Cable Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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, n.e.c.
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: General Cable Corporation
Location: 3 Carol Dr, LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND, 02865
NAICS: 335929
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a machine and feeding marking thread through the die to prepare for startup. The employee's right middle fingertip was crushed, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

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