Continental Cable, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HINSDALE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | Continental Cable, LLC | Report ID | 2021097744 |
| Address | 253 Monument Road | City, State ZIP | HINSDALE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03451 |
| Event Date | September 9, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332618 | Inspection # | 1553003 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.81000, -72.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working with a 50-ton swage machine pressing metal beads onto wire rope. The employee was using an Allen wrench to position the part between the dies when the machine closed on their right index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation to the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On September 9, 2021, a worker at Continental Cable, LLC in HINSDALE, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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