Incident date: 2019-02-22
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was performing a re-bend on a press brake. When the brake was actuated, the part being bent rotated up, pinching the employee's right thumb against the upper tooling and severing the tip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high