Incident date: 2020-05-22
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee was working on a hydraulic shear machine. He was attempting to turn a cylinder that was being processed when his fingers were caught in the shear. Two fingers were amputated.

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