Incident date: 2017-07-17
NAICS industry code: 332321

An employee was operating a press brake to bend a piece of steel. After bending the piece of steel, he re-actuated the press brake with the foot pedal while grabbing the part out of the die. The part broke up toward the front/top of the press (ram) and a previously bent flange caught and amputated his left index and ring fingertips above the knuckle.

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