Incident date: 2021-01-04
NAICS industry code: 331210

On January 4, 2021, an employee was operating a pneumatic press with an operating pressure of 400-700 psi. The employee as cycling the press when they reached down to retrieve a cutting die that fell off the staging block. The employee's left index finger was caught in the point of operation, resulting in an amputation.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high