Incident date: 2021-12-28
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was sheering metal when he lost footing and shifted his weight on the pedal, causing his left hand to be crushed by the clamp and bed of the machine. The employee's left index finger was amputated at the first knuckle, his left middle finger was amputated at the second knuckle, and his ring and little fingers were crushed.

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