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Howard Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Howard Industries, Inc. in LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Howard Industries, Inc. Report ID 2015075278
Address 3225 Pendorff Road City, State ZIP LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI 39440
Event Date July 30, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 335311 Inspection # 1082354
GPS Coordinates 31.65000, -89.17000

Incident Narrative

On Thursday, July 30, 2015, at 10:15 AM, an employee was placing rectangular inserts into the press to form a window, which is the internal section of a transformer. The employee's hand was either crushed or mashed, resulting in an amputation of his right thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2015, a worker at Howard Industries, Inc. in LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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