Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc.
Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. | Report ID | 20191010272 |
| Address | 129 Soundview Road | City, State ZIP | GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT 06437 |
| Event Date | October 1, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Wire, cables-nonelectrical |
| Secondary Source | Milling machines | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331222 | Inspection # | 1451233 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.28000, -72.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was placing the wire from a capstan onto the empty take-off spool of a mill machine when the employee's left index fingertip was caught in the wire and amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 1, 2019, a worker at Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. in GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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