Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Superior Essex, 2900 Morris Sheppard Dr., BROWNWOOD, TEXAS 76801
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee's thumb was partially amputated while performing maintenance on a primary machine. Four of the employee's fingers were caught in a belt and pulley.
At 5:40 p.m. on August 28, 2025, an employee was traversing cable onto a reel when the line sped up. The cable caught his glove and pulled his left ring finger onto the spool, causing a partial amputation to the finger.
An employee was making repairs on a jacket line using a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the forklift's forks and a clamp. The thumb tip was amputated.
An employee was repositioning the print tape that prints labeling on a cable. The tape stuck to his finger when he tried to position it on the cable, causing his finger to get caught between the print wheel and the cable resulting in an amputation injury.
An employee was attempting to load a reel in a machine. While he was lining up the reel with the pintle and operating the controls with his left hand, the reel shifted and smashed his right-hand fingers between the reel and the pintle. His right index fingertip was amputated as a result.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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