Incident date: 2021-02-28
NAICS industry code: 332117

An employee was performing an inspection of a mechanical power press when he bent down to pick up a dropped tool. While standing up, the employee's hand came into contact with the machine's core rod, which moved and crushed his left index finger. The employee sustained an injury that required surgery and a subsequent partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high