Incident date: 2017-11-06
NAICS industry code: 332618

An employee was setting up a die in a hydraulic press when the machine was actuated via the foot pedal. The press then amputated 1/2 inch of the employee's right ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high