Incident date: 2018-04-03
NAICS industry code: 336399

An employee was loading bushings (a part used in the manufacture of commercial truck suspensions) into a hydraulic press when his hand went between the bushing and the piston of the hydraulic press. His left index finger was crushed, requiring hospitalization.

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