Incident date: 2022-09-10
NAICS industry code: 311411

An employee was dumping a waste container into a recycling compactor. Her left index finger was pinched between the cart frame and the plastic waste bin, and about 1/8 inch of the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high