Incident date: 2019-10-21
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was operating a press brake. His hand was inside the die area when the press brake was activated via the foot pedal. His hand was caught in the die, resulting in the amputation of three right-hand fingers.

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