Incident date: 2018-07-30
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was standing at a press brake machine, getting ready to bend a metal piece. The machine was activated while his right index finger was on the feeder; the eave drip die came down, resulting in the amputation of his right index finger below the knuckle.

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