# Amputations at General Cable
> OSHA SIR `2022108774` · 10/5/2022 · SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** General Cable
- **Location:** 9975 U.S. 80, SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS, 75688
- **NAICS:** 335921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a welding operation. A die came down and caught the employee's right little finger, amputating the tip.

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