Incident date: 2023-11-15
NAICS industry code: 336330

An employee was operating a machine that presses sleeves into rod guides. The employee went to straighten a sleeve that was misaligned on one of the assemblies moving into the ram position. The employee s left middle finger got caught between the ram and the sleeve, resulting in a fracture and a fingertip amputation.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high