ALAN WIRE COMPANY

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SIKESTON, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ALAN WIRE COMPANY in SIKESTON, MISSOURI
Employer ALAN WIRE COMPANY Report ID 2025065782
Address 1500 West Malone Avenue City, State ZIP SIKESTON, MISSOURI 63801
Event Date June 17, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 331420 Inspection # 1834180
GPS Coordinates 36.86000, -89.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been operating a copper wire repack machine. She turned the machine off and was fixing a stuck cylinder in it when the door that had been covering the cylinder closed on her fingers. Her left ring and middle fingertips were amputated by an air-operated plastic cutter inside the machine.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2025, a worker at ALAN WIRE COMPANY in SIKESTON, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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