Incident date: 2016-08-01
NAICS industry code: 333132

An employee was operating a press to remove a cylinder rod from a piston when a spring released its tension, causing the employee's finger to be caught between the piston and the press. The employee's right index finger was amputated up to the first 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