Incident date: 2018-03-28
NAICS industry code: 335991

While conducting a die change, an employee attempted to remove a clamp ring from around the die. The die ring assembly slipped and pinched the employee's left middle finger between the ring and the table of the press, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Dies, molds, patterns
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high