Incident date: 2023-02-14
NAICS industry code: 332431

An employee was preparing a stamping die that was removed from the press for transport back to the maintenance shop. While lowering it by hoist onto a die cart, the tip of his left little finger became pinched between the die and the cart table, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high