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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017053930 · 5/1/2017 · Howard Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Howard Industries
Location
3225 Pendorff Road, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39441
NAICS
335311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a V-notch hydraulic press when it partially amputated the second, third, and possibly fourth finger of the employee's right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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