# Amputations at General Cable Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2019099297` · 9/6/2019 · WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Cable Corp.
- **Location:** 409 Reighard Avenue, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fixing the layer wind of a covered cable on a wooden reel. The employee used his left hand to guide the cable onto the reel. The machine was activated while the employee's finger was under the cable that was under tension. The employee sustained a left middle finger amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*