Incident date: 2015-10-20
NAICS industry code: 423840

On October 20, 2015, an employee's left index finger got caught in a flywheel while setting up a mechanical power press. Her finger was amputated to the first knuckle. The flywheel was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Punch presses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high