Incident date: 2021-05-21
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was bringing a brake down on a piece of metal. The clamping mechanism caught his right thumb, causing the amputation of the thumb tip.

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