Incident date: 2022-11-23
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was aligning rebar on a shear machine to make a cut. The machine engaged and crushed the employee's left hand in its rebar holder. The employee's index and middle fingers were amputated at the second knuckle.

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