Incident date: 2025-08-29
NAICS industry code: 484121

There was a dirt clog preventing the tailgate of a dump truck from closing all the way. An employee got out of the driver s seat and walked around back to push up against the tailgate to unclog the area. The tip of his finger was amputated by the tailgate.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by door, gate, window
code_source: title: Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high