Incident date: 2025-08-26
NAICS industry code: 332216

An employee was removing the bottom die from an auto hammer. He was pushing the die out with his left hand when the die bar slipped and fell on top of his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Dies, molds, patterns
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high