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Howard Industries

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Howard Industries in LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Howard Industries Report ID 2017065800
Address 3225 Pendorff Road City, State ZIP LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI 39441
Event Date June 23, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 335311 Inspection # 1244261
GPS Coordinates 31.65000, -89.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clamping a piece of metal to a shear clamping device when his right middle finger was pinched between the clamping device and table, partially amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2017, a worker at Howard Industries in LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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