Incident date: 2019-10-31
NAICS industry code: 562119

An employee was throwing trash in a truck when his finger became caught in a pinch point between the cable and the truck, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high