Incident date: 2016-06-21
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was aligning sheet metal in a shearing machine when the employee's hand slipped and the piece that holds the part came down on the employee's right ring finger, amputating the fingertip. The shear has a foot control that was activated when the employee's hand slipped.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high