Incident date: 2021-11-05
NAICS industry code: 562119

A driver was lowering a commercial dumpster after emptying it when their left thumb was crushed by the lid, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high