Incident date: 2021-03-19
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was using a shear machine to separate brass when his left arm contacted the shear blade as it was coming down. The employee's arm was surgically 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: Arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: high