Incident date: 2018-11-01
NAICS industry code: 336212

An employee was putting a piece of metal into a shear press. The press activated, and his left hand was caught by the spring under the guard that automatically returned the press to its starting position. He sustained a partial fingertip amputation.

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