Incident date: 2017-06-20
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was clearing the scrap from a hydraulic shear after trimming a customer-requested metal sample. His left hand was in the area of the shear blade when the shear fired, amputating his left index and middle fingertips mid-nail.

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