Incident date: 2017-08-14
NAICS industry code: 333411

An employee was shearing galvanized metal in a shear. The employee used a wooden box to set the metal square. The employee's left thumb was then caught and amputated (flesh only) between the box and the shear arm.

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