Incident date: 2022-07-21
NAICS industry code: 336999

On July 21, 2022, an employee was compressing suspension springs in a hydraulic
spring press machine. He had compressed two springs that morning and while compressing the third spring, suffered a fingertip amputation when the retaining bolt that holds the spring in its compressed position failed and the spring expanded.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high