Incident date: 2017-10-12
NAICS industry code: 561311

An employee was positioning a piece on a mechanical power press when the press was activated via the foot control. The part then shifted and the employee's fingers were caught in the press, amputating the middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high