Incident date: 2018-03-24
NAICS industry code: 333412

On March 24, 2018, an employee was changing a die on a punch press when the machine actuated, amputating the employee's right index finger. The press was not powered off at the time of the incident.

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