Incident date: 2019-04-02
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was receiving freight when the loading plate malfunctioned and would not move up. The employee tried to move the plate with his hand, and the dock plate was knocked back and hit his right hand, resulting in an index fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high