Hudco Manufacturing Inc
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WILLOUGHBY, OHIO
| Employer | Hudco Manufacturing Inc | Report ID | 2025076874 |
| Address | 38250 Western Parkway | City, State ZIP | WILLOUGHBY, OHIO 44094 |
| Event Date | July 16, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Lathes |
| Secondary Source | Sanders handtool | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332710 | Inspection # | 1839748 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.68000, -81.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was sanding a metal tube with sandpaper on a lathe when the sandpaper got caught and wrapped around the tube. The employee's gloved left hand became caught in the lath and he suffered an amputation to the tip of his left thumb and severe tendon/nerve damage to his left arm. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 16, 2025, a worker at Hudco Manufacturing Inc in WILLOUGHBY, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with lathes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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