Incident date: 2022-10-11
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was assisting in the setup and startup of an injection molding press. The employee was inserting the retaining pin of the hydraulic ram into the clevis when the ram was jogged. The employee's right index finger became pinched in the pin hole and the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plastic injection molding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high