Amputations

Name: Amputations at Howard Precision, Inc.
Start: 8/9/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018088176 · 8/9/2018 · Howard Precision, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Lathes, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Howard Precision, Inc.
Location: 359 Hounsell Avenue, GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03249
NAICS: 332710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was polishing a part on a lathe with sandpaper when the glove she was wearing was caught on the part and pulled her left arm into the lathe, resulting in a left arm amputation at the elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown