Incident date: 2019-04-02
NAICS industry code: 332993

An employee was operating a pneumatic bell press that had a two-hand trip. The employee attempted to adjust a part when the employee's finger was caught between the part and the point of operation, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation. The machine was activated at the time of the incident.

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