Incident date: 2024-11-07
NAICS industry code: 561730

On November 7, 2024, an employee was hooking up a trailer to a truck. The employee's right hand was caught between the hitch and the trailer, resulting in a partial amputation to the index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Vehicle trailers, trailing units
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high