Incident date: 2019-09-17
NAICS industry code: 332311

A temporary employee was operating a power folder when the equipment was activated via the foot pedal. Two of the employee's fingers were then caught under the clamp, crushing the fingertips and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high