Incident date: 2017-06-08
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was moving a sheet metal press when one of the rollers used to move the press became loose and slid away. The press became unbalanced and fell on the employee, pinning a leg against the floor. The employee's leg had to be amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: high