Incident date: 2019-04-16
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was working on a press. After the machine cycled, he pushed down the short pieces with a tool. As he was doing this, the machine was activated via the pedal, causing the spring to come down on the tool and crush the employee's right third finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate