Incident date: 2016-10-05
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was dumping trash from a gondola style trash bin into a dumpster. The trash bin began to tip over into the dumpster and the employee grabbed it. The employee's finger was smashed between the bin and dumpster, amputating a fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high