Incident date: 2023-05-30
NAICS industry code: 562920

An employee was cutting cables with the alligator shear. As they were feeding cables into the shears, their right thumb was amputated.

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