Incident date: 2025-08-28
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was working to drop the tailgate on a rented dump truck. His right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the tailgate and a retaining chain. He suffered a partial amputation to the thumb, past the last knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high