Incident date: 2015-11-24
NAICS industry code: 423710

An employee was changing a tool inside of a forging press and pinched a finger between the tool and the mold flange. The right index fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high