Incident date: 2016-02-02
NAICS industry code: 332439

An employee was operating a shear to cut metal when the shear's control activated while the employee's hand was in the point of contact. The employee's right middle finger was amputated (half an inch) by the blade.

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