Incident date: 2016-05-03
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was cutting plate and pushing a 3/8 inch thick carbon steel plate under a shear when his index finger got caught in between the hydraulic stopper and the shear, smashing his index finger. The employee was sent to the hospital where his finger 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