Incident date: 2021-02-09
NAICS industry code: 332116

An employee was working with a co-worker on a brake press bending stainless steel when he noticed one piece had not bent at a 90-degree angle. He went to hit it again at a small place in the middle, and when doing so, the machine crushed his fingers. The employee suffered a ring fingertip amputation and amputation of his middle finger.

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