Incident date: 2019-09-09
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was removing a tablet that did not properly eject from a press. The press cycled as the employee's left hand was in the point of operation causing the amputation of the left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high