# Amputations at RHE HATCO INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021108626` · 10/6/2021 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** RHE HATCO INC.
- **Location:** 302 HUNTSMAN WAY, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75603
- **NAICS:** 315991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam a press machine when his left glove became caught in the machine. The employee used his right hand to pull his left hand out, and both of his arms were caught in the machine resulting in amputation of both hands.

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