Incident date: 2019-10-29
NAICS industry code: 335121

An employee was operating a press brake. To get the angle correct on a piece of sheet metal, a second piece had been added. When the machine was activated, the employee's right index finger was caught between the two pieces amputating the fingertip.

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