Incident date: 2016-06-10
NAICS industry code: 423730

An employee was setting up the dies on a punch press when it released energy unexpectedly. The press caught and severely lacerated his left hand, with a possible amputation. The press was not powered off at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Punch presses
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: high