Incident date: 2018-09-20
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was attempting to position a die on a punch press machine. When the employee turned the die to position, a portion of the die fell through the hole, trapping the employee's right little finger between the die and the bolster plate. The employee's fingertip had to be amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Punch presses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high