Incident date: 2020-09-12
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was feeding metal into a shear. The shear activated and closed on the employee's left thumb, amputating it.

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