Incident date: 2023-02-17
NAICS industry code: 331522

An employee was trimming scrap metal when their hand was caught in the 15-ton hydraulic press. The employee's hand was crushed, resulting in a finger amputation and loss of skin between both thumbs and index fingers.

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