Incident date: 2025-01-08
NAICS industry code: 333511

An employee was operating a wax injection die. The die's metal lid (which weighed about 125 pounds) fell on his hand. He suffered crush injuries to the index and middle fingers that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Dies, molds, patterns
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate