General Cable Industries, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS
| Employer | General Cable Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 20201010273 |
| Address | 9975 US Highway 80 East | City, State ZIP | SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS 75688 |
| Event Date | October 29, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Wire, cables-nonelectrical |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.51000, -94.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was starting a new take-up reel on a cable line. The second wrap of cable overlapped the first (starting) wrap. The employee used a rubber mallet to move the first wrap toward the flange. When the first wrap moved, the second wrap came down and pinned his left thumb against the reel drum. He suffered an amputation to the thumb.
Incident Summary
On October 29, 2020, a worker at General Cable Industries, Inc. in SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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