Incident date: 2018-03-05
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was cutting copper wire on a shear when the blade amputated his right pinky finger. The shear was not guarded at the time.

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