Incident date: 2018-02-14
NAICS industry code: 331111

An employee suffered a smashed thumb while working to remove a 2" diameter metal pole from a shear.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Shearing machines
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate