Incident date: 2023-09-08
NAICS industry code: 922190

An employee was using a shear machine to destroy weapons when their right hand was pinned in the machine resulting in amputation of their right index finger.

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