Incident date: 2020-10-07
NAICS industry code: 327110

An employee was operating a punch press to produce ceramic parts when their left ring finger was caught between the two dies resulting in a fingertip amputation. The press was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Punch presses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high