Incident date: 2023-02-22
NAICS industry code: 335314

An employee was bending a part on the brake press when his thumb was pinched between the part and the articulating lift, resulting in a crush injury and amputation to the thumb.

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), unspecified
severity: high