# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Lowe Manufacturing Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024043182` · 4/11/2024 · VIOLA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Stationary drills, milling machinery
- **Secondary source:** Gloves, handguards  except disposable, electric insulating
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe Manufacturing Co., LLC
- **Location:** 18903 High Point Drive, VIOLA, WISCONSIN, 54664
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a drill press to drill an auger pipe. While removing a metal chip, the employee's left glove was caught by the drill bit. The employee sustained lacerations to the left arm, fractures to both bones of the forearm, and a dislocated finger. The employee was hospitalized. The drill press was guarded at the time.

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