Southwire Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DENTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Southwire Company | Report ID | 2018043534 |
| Address | 2727 Geesling Road | City, State ZIP | DENTON, TEXAS 76208 |
| Event Date | April 12, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones |
| Secondary Source | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331420 | Inspection # | 1312477 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.23000, -97.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee loaded a reel of cable onto the payoff machine area. The employee was rocking the reel into place when the reel went too far forward, catching the employee's left ring and pinky fingers between the side of the metal reel and the vertical support structure of the machine's control panel. The employee's pinky fingertip had to be amputated.
Incident Summary
On April 12, 2018, a worker at Southwire Company in DENTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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