# Amputations at Howard Industries
> OSHA SIR `2017053930` · 5/1/2017 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Howard Industries
- **Location:** 3225 Pendorff Road, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39441
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a V-notch hydraulic press when it partially amputated the second, third, and possibly fourth finger of the employee's right hand.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*