Incident date: 2018-11-28
NAICS industry code: 332311

An employee was operating a brake press to bend a long narrow part that required multiple bends. During the last bend, the bottom of the part popped out and he attempted to grab the part to keep it from falling. His finger was pinched between the part and an exterior holding arm, resulting in an amputation of the end of his finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high