Incident date: 2023-02-03
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was cutting metal on a plate shear. His right middle fingertip was crushed between the machine's guard and the metal he was cutting, causing a fingertip amputation without bone loss.

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