# Amputations at Howard Precision, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088176` · 8/9/2018 · GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Lathes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Howard Precision, Inc.
- **Location:** 359 Hounsell Avenue, GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03249
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was polishing a part on a lathe with sandpaper when the glove she was wearing was caught on the part and pulled her left arm into the lathe, resulting in a left arm amputation at the elbow.

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