Incident date: 2024-12-10
NAICS industry code: 336211

On December 11, 2024, an employee's hands were crushed between the bottom die and the backstop of a brake press machine, resulting in amputation of the multiple fingers and hospitalization. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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