Incident date: 2022-05-05
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was using a stationary alligator shear to cut scrap metal when his right index finger got caught between a piece of brass and the base of the shear, resulting in a partial amputation of the distal tip of the finger.

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