General Cable
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS
| Employer | General Cable | Report ID | 20191010758 |
| Address | 1453 S Washington St | City, State ZIP | DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS 62832 |
| Event Date | October 15, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 335921 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.98000, -89.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving reels in a machine. The employee unloaded a full reel from the machine and was rotating an empty reel to be loaded. The employee's left hand was caught between the full reel and the empty one, causing the amputation of the index, middle, and ring fingertips.
Incident Summary
On October 15, 2019, a worker at General Cable in DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS 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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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