Incident date: 2019-05-08
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was operating a winch to unload a 2-yard rear loading dumpster. The employee's gloved left hand got caught in the winch mechanism causing an amputation to the first joint of the left pinky finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high