Incident date: 2023-05-09
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was cutting two metal valves using an alligator shear when the part he was cutting rolled over his hand, causing his right index finger to contact the blade. The employee sustained a partial amputation below the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Shearing machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high