Incident date: 2023-11-14
NAICS industry code: 332439

An employee was helping the operator of a hydraulic shear machine. The employee's fingers were caught in a pinch point, causing the possible amputation of the employee's right middle and ring fingers. The machine was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Shearing machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high