Incident date: 2016-10-07
NAICS industry code: 332312

On October 7, 2016, an employee was operating a press brake to bend metal material when the left index fingertip became caught between the material and the front of the machine. A small portion of the finger had to be surgically amputated.

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