Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Republic Wire, Inc., 5525 Union Centre Drive, WEST CHESTER, OHIO 45069
on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
On July 1, 2025, an employee was using a wire pointer to prepare the end of a copper wire that will be fed through a set of dies on a machine. His right index finger was caught between the incoming copper wire and the capstan that rotates and pulls the wire. The employee was hospitalized and required the medical amputation of his right index fingertip.
AmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery n.e.c.