Incident date: 2019-01-31
NAICS industry code: 238910

A dump truck tailgate was elevated, wedged, and would not work correctly. An employee tried to free the tailgate by removing a clump of clay when the tailgate came down and pinched his left middle and ring fingers, amputating them below the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Dump truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high