Incident date: 2018-01-10
NAICS industry code: 333413

An employee was operating a press brake to bend material. The employee's hand was under the die when the employee's foot applied pressure to the pedal, causing the press to operate. The employee's hand was then caught in the press.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Brake presses
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate