Incident date: 2021-06-23
NAICS industry code: 339920

An employee was operating a brake press to manufacture 18-inch stakes. His right hand was caught in the machine when it activated and the ram bar dropped on his fingers resulting in amputation of his fingers just above the knuckles.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high