Incident date: 2017-09-21
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was cutting off different metal parts on a pipe using an 18-inch shear when the employee's left pinky finger became caught between the two blades, amputating it just below the first 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