Incident date: 2020-09-18
NAICS industry code: 333415

Two employees were operating a 300-ton press. The injured employee was stacking manufactured parts from the mechanical press. As the injured employee was removing a cut part from the press, the press activated and his arm was crushed in the press. The employee's arm was amputated at mid forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate