Incident date: 2023-06-08
NAICS industry code: 335311

An employee was cutting cardboard sheets into strips using a shear press. The plate that holds the cardboard in place while the shear cuts it crushed the employee's left middle and ring fingers, resulting in medical amputation of the fingertips.

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