Incident date: 2015-12-03
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee attempted to retrieve a small strip of scrap metal behind the shears. The employee's foot actuated the machine via the treadle while the employee's fingers were in the point of operation, amputating the right middle fingertip.

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