Incident date: 2022-08-01
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was pressing a part in a brake press machine when his finger became caught between the piece and the machine. The right index finger was partially amputated at the middle knuckle; it was later surgically re-attached. He also sustained a middle finger fracture and crush injury, and a laceration to the ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.

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