Incident date: 2016-08-08
NAICS industry code: 335991

On or about August 8, 2016, an employee attempted to wipe away dust near the pinch point on a press machine. The press came down and amputated the employee's right thumb tip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high