Amputations

Name: Amputations at Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC
Start: 10/26/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023109909 · 10/26/2023 · Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC
Location: 54 Jacket Line 9975 HWY 80East, SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS, 75688
NAICS: 331420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking cable wires and went to place a cable back on the belt. When the employee pulled the cable, his right thumb got caught between the cable and the belt, resulting in an amputation to the distal phalanx. A guard was in place on the capstan door at the time.

Source

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