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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022031941 · 3/2/2022 · Republic Wire, Inc.

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 during regular operation
Source
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
Republic Wire, Inc.
Location
5525 Union Center Drive, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
NAICS
331421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting wire on the spool of a winding machine. The employee used the pendant to reverse the spool and grabbed the wire. The forward button was hit causing the wire to tighten on the employee's left hand and resulting in a partial amputation to the left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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