Incident date: 2016-06-29
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was directing the use of a tow strap to move a vehicle when the employee's left pinky finger was crushed by a quick coupler that was on a rubber tire loader. The employee's finger was amputated up to the knuckle.

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