Incident date: 2021-05-20
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was trying to clear asphalt from a tailgate latch. He had used a shovel to pry the gate open; the shovel slipped while his hand was between the tailgate and the truck bed, causing a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Shovels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate