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Accident Summary Nr: 119701.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in cable winding re

Accident Summary Nr: 119701.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 09/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1429741.015	09/10/2019		331318	General Cable Corp.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on September 6, 2019, an employee was working on a rewind line winding aluminum wire onto a wooden reel. The employee attempted to reposition the wire lay using his left hand instead of a provided hand tool. While doing so, the employee stepped on the machine jog pedal and pinched his left middle finger between the wire lays. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cable, Catch Point, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Foot pedal, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Machine operator, Metal Wire, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1429741.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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