Incident date: 2023-08-03
NAICS industry code: 562920

An employee had just completed inspecting an incoming load of material. The employee went to a processing bay and used an industrial shear to cut copper. While reaching for additional material to cut, the upper jaw of the shear was activated, causing the shear to close on his fingers. Two fingers were partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Shearing machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high