Incident date: 2017-10-03
NAICS industry code: 336211

An employee was lowering a tailgate when his right middle finger was caught and amputated in the area where the tailgate hinged.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Tailgates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high