Incident date: 2017-04-06
NAICS industry code: 238330

An employee was emptying a trash dumpster into a 30-yard, roll-off container at the loading dock when the dumpster started falling into the container. The employee attempted to catch the dumpster when it slid down and amputated the last digit of his ring finger between the dumpster and roll-off container.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high