Incident date: 2018-11-14
NAICS industry code: 331523

On 11/14/18, an employee was setting up a die on a wax press. At approximately 10:30 p.m., the press knockout came down on the employee's left pinky, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high