Incident date: 2019-11-12
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was attempting to push a roof truss into a larger roller press with his right foot when his shoe laces or pant leg became caught on the truss. The truss then pulled his foot/leg into the roller press, resulting in the amputation of his right foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
severity: high