Incident date: 2019-05-08
NAICS industry code: 335999

An operator was showing another employee how to switch out the dies on a staker/crimper. The operator's right hand was caught in the staker/crimper and the middle, ring and pinky fingers were amputated.

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