Incident date: 2017-08-01
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was bending a piece of metal using the press brake and his foot got stuck in the lever that operates the machine. The press cycled while his hand was on the piece of metal and his thumb was smashed between the side of the press and the piece of metal. The employee's left thumb was partially amputated.

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