Incident date: 2022-10-15
NAICS industry code: 339992

On October 15, 2022, an employee was using a tabletop press to squeeze part of a piston before brazing. The employee's left finger was pinched between the piston and the press, resulting in a partial 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