Incident date: 2018-09-08
NAICS industry code: 423910

An employee was operating a shear machine when his left middle finger made contact with the hold-down, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

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), n.e.c.
severity: high