Incident date: 2022-06-21
NAICS industry code: 321214

An employee was placing plates in a press machine. The employee had one hand on a button and another hand pressing the wood. As the employee attempted to push the button, his left ring and middle fingers were caught between the press machine rollers, resulting in crushed fingers and two fingertip amputations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high