Incident date: 2017-10-11
NAICS industry code: 332322

On October 11, 2017, at approximately 9:10 PM, an employee was operating a press brake (equipped with laser guard) to bend a metal part when his right index fingertip was pinched and amputated between the part and the machine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Brake presses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high