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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119562 · 11/4/2021 · HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location
1 Thames Road, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39440
NAICS
335311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a coil-winding machine when one of the machine's mandrels fell and the employee's right index finger got caught between two mandrels, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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