Incident date: 2016-02-23
NAICS industry code: 331110

On 2/23/16, an employee sustained an amputation of the ring and middle fingers on his right hand while operating a cutting shear.  The employee was holding a piece of metal in place while another employee operated the pedal for the shear.

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