Incident date: 2020-12-01
NAICS industry code: 321212

An employee was inserting a piece of wood into the hot press machine when their right hand was caught in the press by the platens. The employee's right hand was crushed and amputated.

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