Incident date: 2025-05-02
NAICS industry code: 332999

On May 2, 2025, an employee was closing gaskets while operating a punch press when a die on the press contacted their left hand. Their fingertips were crushed, resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high