Incident date: 2017-05-09
NAICS industry code: 336612

An employee was cutting metal pieces in a shear that is operated with a foot control. While he was leaning forward to adjust a piece with his hand, his foot pushed down on the foot control and activated the shear, which then amputated his right middle fingertip.

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