Incident date: 2024-02-29
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was dumping trash from a hopper. The latch became stuck, and the employee attempted to free the latch with his left hand. When the hopper released, it clamped back on his hand, resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Hoppers  except confined space
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high