Incident date: 2017-12-07
NAICS industry code: 327215

An employee tilted a trash hopper to empty it. When the trash hopper returned to its original position, it pinched his finger. As he pulled his hand out, his fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high