Incident date: 2022-11-30
NAICS industry code: 561990

On November 30, 2022, an employee was loading a bin containing paper for shredding during a rainstorm. His hand contacted the truck lifter's chain just as the mechanism that moved the bin was activated. The chain amputated a fingertip on his left hand, without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high