Incident date: 2018-10-17
NAICS industry code: 332439

An employee was troubleshooting an ammunition handle box press machine. He was attempting to use a pair of plyers to remove a stuck part in the die when his right hand was caught between the upper die and the stripper sensor. He sustained a laceration and fracture to the fifth metacarpal on his right hand. The press was running and unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate