Incident date: 2024-07-08
NAICS industry code: 444110

On July 8, 2024, an employee was placing a plate to be pressed on a truss board using a floor press splicer when the press lowered onto his left hand. He underwent medical amputations of the index, middle, and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high