Incident date: 2017-05-18
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee was punching holes in angle iron when the employee's left thumb was caught and partially amputated between the angle iron and the punch press. The punch was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Punch presses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high