Incident date: 2018-11-18
NAICS industry code: 326199

On November 18, 2018, an employee was trying to clear a clog in the feeder throat of a press. The press cycle was initiated, and the tip of the employee's left middle finger was pinched in a metal door inside the feeder that closed when the press was activated. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high