Incident date: 2023-03-17
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was closing the tailgate of a garbage truck when their hand slipped. The tailgate fell and crushed the employee's right hand against the floor of the truck. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and lacerations to their right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate