Incident date: 2023-09-28
NAICS industry code: 336390

An employee was performing an air check on an articulated dump truck when their finger was pinched in the clamping mechanism on the lift assist. The employee's right middle finger was amputated above the distal interphalangeal joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Dump truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high