Incident date: 2023-05-03
NAICS industry code: 332117

An employee was cleaning a molding press at the end of their work shift when the  plunger  came down on their right ring fingertip, resulting in amputation. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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