Incident date: 2020-02-26
NAICS industry code: 332999

A temporary employee was working at a brake press. The employee was sitting on a stool and lost balance. The employee extended their hand to the middle of the press to catch their balance and at the same time the machine cycled and amputated three fingers. 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: high