Incident date: 2015-09-09
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee was using an alligator shear to cut a nickel alloy plate when his hand and thumb contacted the shear's nip point. The bone behind his knuckle was crushed/fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Shearing machines
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate