Incident date: 2017-02-21
NAICS industry code: 333112

An employee was installing bearings onto an axle hub with a handheld bearing press. The press malfunctioned and became stuck in the down position. When the employee reached into the bearing press to free the plunger, it shot up and partially amputated his left thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high