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Owl Wire & Cable LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CANASTOTA, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Owl Wire & Cable LLC in CANASTOTA, NEW YORK
Employer Owl Wire & Cable LLC Report ID 2018054372
Address 3127 Seneca Turnpike City, State ZIP CANASTOTA, NEW YORK 13032
Event Date May 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Winders, unwinders
Industry (NAICS) 332618 Inspection # 1298278
GPS Coordinates 43.06000, -75.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was guiding wire into a spooling machine when a loop in the wire caught and amputated his left thumb.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2018, a worker at Owl Wire & Cable LLC in CANASTOTA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with winders, unwinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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