Incident date: 2015-06-19
NAICS industry code: 335312

An employee was using a hold-down clamp to position material to be sheared. While adjusting the hold-down clamp, the machine cycled, crushing and amputating the tip of his right-hand middle finger.

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