# Amputations at Republic Wire, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022031941` · 3/2/2022 · WEST CHESTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Wire, Inc.
- **Location:** 5525 Union Center Drive, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting wire on the spool of a winding machine. The employee used the pendant to reverse the spool and grabbed the wire. The forward button was hit causing the wire to tighten on the employee's left hand and resulting in a partial amputation to the left ring finger.

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