Incident date: 2023-01-23
NAICS industry code: 332420

An employee was operating the hydraulic shear to cut off a piece of metal. The foot pedal was activated, causing the clamp to come down onto the employee's left index finger. They sustained an amputation to the left index fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

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