Incident date: 2017-08-05
NAICS industry code: 333413

An employee was using a press brake to press two pieces of metal together when one piece slipped. As he leaned forward to retrieve the piece of metal, the press brake activated and partially amputated his thumb.

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), unspecified
severity: high