Incident date: 2016-07-25
NAICS industry code: 337215

An employee was using a brake press to form parts. The employee changed the die to flatten forms that were done incorrectly. When the brake press was actuated, the employee's right index finger was amputated to the first digit. The employee also experienced the avulsion of the right middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Brake presses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high