Incident date: 2021-04-19
NAICS industry code: 326140

An employee was troubleshooting a sheet alignment issue on a trim press. The employee's glove was caught on a spline shaft, and the employee's left thumb was injured. The employee was hospitalized and the thumb was amputated.

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