Incident date: 2024-05-22
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was replacing the right front leaf spring on a garbage truck. He tightened the U-bolts on the new spring when the impact wrench kicked back and his finger was caught between the spring and the front axle. The finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Wrenches, ratchets
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high