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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025088588 · 8/28/2025 · SUPERIOR ESSEX

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Winders, unwinders
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
SUPERIOR ESSEX
Location
2900 MORRIS SHEPPARD DR., BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, 76801
NAICS
335921
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 5:40 p.m. on August 28, 2025, an employee was traversing cable onto a reel when the line sped up. The cable caught his glove and pulled his left ring finger onto the spool, causing a partial amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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