Incident date: 2023-10-26
NAICS industry code: 112111

An employee was using a jig in a metal press to make clips that are used to fasten cables to a feed bunk. He put a piece of metal in the jig to form a clip and the clip moved. The employee attempted to straighten the clip when his left index finger was caught in the press and amputated.

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