Incident date: 2022-05-03
NAICS industry code: 332321

At 12:30 p.m. on May 3, 2022, an employee was adjusting a sheet press when it activated. The employee's left hand and arm were pulled into the splitter portion of the machine, and the employee suffered injuries to the forearm and thumb. The employee was hospitalized and the thumb was medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high