Incident date: 2018-08-29
NAICS industry code: 238220

On August 29, 2018, an employee was operating a mechanical shear when the employee's right hand slipped under the guard and the blade amputated the index 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