Incident date: 2015-08-21
NAICS industry code: 333112

An employee was forming parts on a hydraulic press brake. The material being formed rotated and crushed the employee's thumb between the material and the press brake frame. The employee's right thumb tip was amputated.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high