Incident date: 2015-02-19
NAICS industry code: 488510

Employee was working on the back of the trailer when the lift gate inside the lift was activated. As the lift gate folded, it pinched the employee's left hand between the folds, resulting in an amputation of the left thumb, pointer, and middle fingers.

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