Incident date: 2018-12-12
NAICS industry code: 332919

An employee was using a shear to trim casting. A spring-operated guard failed, and the employee's right index finger contacted the shear resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high