Incident date: 2023-09-20
NAICS industry code: 332311

On September 20, 2023, an employee was cutting panels using a hydraulic rib shear. As the employee removed material from the staging, her right index finger was crushed and amputated by the machine.

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