Incident date: 2018-03-06
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was unhitching a trailer when his left pinky finger was caught between the chain and the hitch. As he pulled his hand out, his left pinky fingertip was severed.

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