Incident date: 2024-01-31
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was operating a press for manufacturing parts. A dog on the press broke and the ram lowered during the cycle, striking the employee's hands and resulting in the amputation of three fingers on one hand and two fingers on the other. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high