Amputations

Name: Amputations at HITACHI CABLE AMERICA, INC.
Start: 3/27/2021

1 amputation · 2021032593 · 3/27/2021 · HITACHI CABLE AMERICA, INC.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Painting, priming, metal coating machinery

Employer

Name: HITACHI CABLE AMERICA, INC.
Location: 900 HOLT AVE., MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03109
NAICS: 335921
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a machine that wraps coating over cable when they sustained an amputation to a fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

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