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General Cable Industries, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at General Cable Industries, Inc. in SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS
Employer General Cable Industries, Inc. Report ID 2021021572
Address 9975 US Highway 80 East City, State ZIP SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS 75688
Event Date February 21, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 339999 Inspection # 1515857
GPS Coordinates 32.51000, -94.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing aluminum stuck in a cable stripping machine that had just been turned off. A still spinning blade in the machine pulled in the aluminum and the employee's right index finger. The fingertip was amputated, with the loss of the nail bed.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2021, a worker at General Cable Industries, Inc. in SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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