Incident date: 2024-01-10
NAICS industry code: 336370

On January 10, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to remove a part that was stuck to the conveyor of an 800-ton press. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the part and the conveyor guide, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high