Incident date: 2020-07-15
NAICS industry code: 332311

Two employees were performing maintenance on a shear. One of the employee's hands slipped during a lift and the guard fell on their right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high