Incident date: 2017-12-06
NAICS industry code: 316998

An employee was making adjustments on a hydraulic machine used to bend metal. The employee's hand was resting on a steel block that was part of the machine when the block moved upwards. The employee's right middle finger was then caught and partially amputated between the block and the top of the machine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Bending, crimping machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high