Incident date: 2020-09-28
NAICS industry code: 322110

An employee was using a press brake to form 2-by-2 metal sheets into a box. As he was retrieving a metal piece, his right hand was caught in the point of operation as the press brake activated. It closed on his finger tips, causing partial fingertip amputations to the right index, middle, and ring 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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high