Incident date: 2023-11-13
NAICS industry code: 321214

An employee was trying to open a mechanical dock leveler using a bar. The leveler jammed; as the employee was attempting to move it, the dock plate shifted and came into contact with the employee's right ring fingertip. The first three-quarters of the first joint of the finger were amputated.

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