Incident date: 2015-09-16
NAICS industry code: 561320

The employee was operating a shear to fabricate a part for a crane.  The employee placed an aluminum sheet into the machine opening and accidently hit the foot control which activated the press.  The employee's left middle finger was amputated above the first knuckle.  The employee was treated at a local hospital and released the same day.

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