Incident date: 2021-11-03
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was handling the locking mechanism on a tractor trailer coupling safety pin. The rear locking device popped free and struck the employee's left hand, which was pinned against the upper supporting member. The employee's ring and little fingertips were crushed; the employee was hospitalized, and the fingertips were medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high