Incident date: 2020-09-10
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was attempting to connect a trailer to a ball hitch. He slid his fingers into the trailer receiver around the ball hitch when the receiver slid down, amputating his left middle and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high