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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025076338 · 7/1/2025 · Republic Wire, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Republic Wire, Inc.
Location
5525 Union Centre Drive, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
NAICS
331420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 1, 2025, an employee was using a wire pointer to prepare the end of a copper wire that will be fed through a set of dies on a machine. His right index finger was caught between the incoming copper wire and the capstan that rotates and pulls the wire. The employee was hospitalized and required the medical amputation of his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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