Incident date: 2022-06-01
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee had been driving and collecting trash. The employee's left middle finger was caught in a pinch point between a dumpster and the trash truck resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high