Incident date: 2023-06-23
NAICS industry code: 562111

A mechanic was adjusting the clutch on the transmission of a garbage truck. He was trying to get a wrench on the nut when his right hand became pinched between the wrench and the transmission bell housing, resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Wrenches-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high