Incident date: 2020-03-23
NAICS industry code: 331420

An employee was measuring the thickness of a brass strip as it was being fed into a press. A micrometer the employee was using was pulled into a 4-inch gap at the press opening, taking the employee's right hand with it. The employee's little finger was partially amputated.

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