Incident date: 2017-09-18
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee was loading trash into a refuse truck when his pinky finger was amputated by the packer blade as it cycled.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high