Incident date: 2023-11-06
NAICS industry code: 332913

An employee was operating a hydraulic press, loading pre-cut tubes of copper into a feeder when the die closed on their right hand. The employee's right second, third, and forth fingers were amputated at the second knuckle.

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