Incident date: 2018-10-05
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using a shear to cut a piece of sheet metal. The employee's finger was pinched under the shear's hold-down; the tip was amputated.

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