Incident date: 2017-03-14
NAICS industry code: 333513

An employee was hand clearing parts from a machine press. The manufactured part from the last cycle got stuck to the upper part of the die. When the employee went to reach for the part, it fell and struck his left middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation. The part weighed approximately 21 lbs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high