Incident date: 2016-09-29
NAICS industry code: 492110

An employee was attempting to close the door of a shipping trailer when the spring from the trailer came loose and was hanging free. As the employee attempted to replace the spring, it recoiled and caught his right thumb, amputating the tip to the first knuckle.

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