Incident date: 2019-11-18
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was operating a load press machine, working on a metal casing, when the part did not eject. The machine was under pressure and expelled the part just as the employee was reaching to get the casing. The ejected part struck the employee's ring finger causing a contusion and laceration to the ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate