Incident date: 2018-10-02
NAICS industry code: 333415

An Aerotek contract employee was helping a press brake operator position a 4-foot by 2-foot metal sheet, weighing about 35 pounds, in a press brake. The contract employee's right index finger was pinched between the metal part and the press brake support, causing an amputation of the right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Sheet metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high