Incident date: 2021-07-29
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was using a press brake to bend parts in four sequences. The brake activated and caught the employee's left hand, amputating half of the last joint of the ring finger and also lacerating/splitting the middle finger.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high