Incident date: 2023-10-11
NAICS industry code: 336612

Two employees were using a brake press to break aluminum sheet metal parts. When the die came down, the edge of the part folded downward toward the edge of the press bed, contacting an employee's right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high