Howard Industries, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Howard Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2025043085 |
| Address | 3225 PENDORFF RD | City, State ZIP | LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI 39440 |
| Event Date | April 2, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 335311 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.65000, -89.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting an air-operated paper tube cutter that was not cutting the paper completely. The top blade came down on his left hand causing amputations to the index, middle, and ring fingers.
Incident Summary
On April 2, 2025, a worker at Howard Industries, Inc. in LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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