Incident date: 2017-04-28
NAICS industry code: 423810

An employee was placing a sheet of steel in a shear machine when the shear was activated via the foot pedal. The employee's right hand contacted the point of operation, amputating the index finger between the end of the nailbed and the first joint.

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