Incident date: 2015-04-25
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was helping a customer unload scrap metal at the scrap metal facility in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, when the employee's finger got caught between the tailgate. The employee sustained a left middle finger amputation just below the nail; there was no nerve damage, and the fingertip could not be reattached. The employee was wearing gloves at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Liftgates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high