Incident date: 2021-10-14
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was using a panel bender to bend 2-inch by 8-inch metal anchors. While the employee was trying to correct a bend, the bender activated via the foot pedal and the employee's fingers were caught between the die and a metal piece. The employee's middle and index fingertips were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Bending, crimping machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high