Incident date: 2018-11-26
NAICS industry code: 332312

On 11/26/18, an employee was operating a press brake to bend parts. The employee had slipped the part into the machine when the part fell back behind the press. As the die was coming down, the employee attempted to retrieve the part and the employee's right hand was crushed between the dies.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Brake presses
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate