Incident date: 2016-03-16
NAICS industry code: 812331

An employee was securing the lift gate on the rear of a delivery truck when his glove became stuck in the lift gate, trapping his finger between the truck and lift gate. His fingertip was amputated from the top knuckle to the tip. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Delivery truck or van
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high