Incident date: 2019-08-21
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was running sheet metal panels though a panel machine when the employee's hand went under the sheers, resulting in an amputation to the left hand (only the pinky finger remains).

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: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: high