Incident date: 2025-05-16
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was operating a metal shearing machine to cut a 48-inch x 48-inch piece of sheet metal. The hold spring on the shear came down on his right index finger, resulting in amputation at the distal interphalangeal joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Shearing machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high