Incident date: 2021-04-10
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was trying to fix a jam on a die press. The machine closed on his left hand, crushing, fracturing, and lacerating it. The employee's pinky finger was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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