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General Cable Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at General Cable Corp. in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer General Cable Corp. Report ID 2019099297
Address 409 Reighard Avenue City, State ZIP WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 17701
Event Date September 6, 2019 Outcome 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 Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331318 Inspection # 1429741
GPS Coordinates 41.23000, -77.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was fixing the layer wind of a covered cable on a wooden reel. The employee used his left hand to guide the cable onto the reel. The machine was activated while the employee's finger was under the cable that was under tension. The employee sustained a left middle finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2019, a worker at General Cable Corp. in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 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 machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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