Incident date: 2019-11-01
NAICS industry code: 333120

An employee was operating a press machine. The employee was attempting to pull a pin out of the master bushing while the chain was moving forward when the employee's left hand was caught between the left/front pusher head and the pin being pushed out. As a result, the employee sustained an amputation to the left pinky finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high