Incident date: 2023-04-18
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was using a shear to cut metal. A piece of metal became caught, then moved again and crushed the employee's right middle finger against the machine's guard. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

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