Incident date: 2018-12-03
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was attempting to bend a 90-degree angle on a part at a press brake when his right index finger was caught between the machine and the part, resulting in an amputation from the nailbed to the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Brake presses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high