Incident date: 2023-03-28
NAICS industry code: 332111

An employee was using a press to stamp out washers from raw material. The press activated while his hand was near it. It crushed his right index finger at the first knuckle, and the finger was medically amputated at the knuckle.

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