Incident date: 2023-11-15
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was bending a steel plate on a 12-foot brake press and amputated their left thumb directly behind the thumbnail.

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), unspecified
severity: high