Incident date: 2016-03-23
NAICS industry code: 332322

While operating a brake press, an employee amputated four right-hand fingers when the foot pedal activated during a change over.

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