Incident date: 2019-01-29
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was attempting to unjam a punch press when it was activated via the foot pedal, causing the press to injure the employee's left hand. The employee suffered a left index finger amputation and crushed left ring finger. The press was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Punch presses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high