Incident date: 2022-04-06
NAICS industry code: 332919

An employee was operating a brake press. Their left hand got caught in the die when the machine cycled resulting in crush injuries to the hand that required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Brake presses
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate