Incident date: 2021-02-17
NAICS industry code: 562219

An employee was welding a cylinder into the back of a garbage truck. The employee's right index finger was caught in a pinch point near a screw and was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high