Incident date: 2015-07-02
NAICS industry code: 336370

On or about July 2, 2015, an employee was operating a press brake when it had a mechanical failure.  The bolts holding the press up sheared off, and the press came down on the employee's right hand, amputating several fingers.

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