Incident date: 2022-07-25
NAICS industry code: 332117

An employee (mechanic trainee) was repairing the shoe push rod housing on a press. His hand was caught in the flywheel and he suffered broken bones and amputations. All of the fingers except the index finger were reattached. The press was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high