Incident date: 2018-09-11
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was clearing debris from a shear area when the shear was activated via the foot pedal. The shear then caused an amputation to the employee's left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Shearing machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high