DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS—
General Cable
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at General Cable , 1453 S Washington St, DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS 62832 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving reels in a machine. The employee unloaded a full reel from the machine and was rotating an empty reel to be loaded. The employee's left hand was caught between the full reel and the empty one, causing the amputation of the index, middle, and ring fingertips.
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