Incident date: 2024-06-05
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was lining up metal in a punch press when his left hand became caught in the point of operation. The employee sustained an amputation of the middle finger and an amputation to the first knuckle of the index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high