Incident date: 2022-06-27
NAICS industry code: 333413

On June 27, 2022, an employee was cutting a 4-inch strip of metal on a shear machine. As he was lining up the metal the shear amputated the tip of his right thumb.

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