Incident date: 2020-08-04
NAICS industry code: 336390

On August 4, 2020, a machine operator was bending thin aluminum tread plate parts on a press brake when the tip of his right index finger got caught between the part and the bottom die. The employee suffered the amputation of half of his fingernail to his fingertip.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high