Incident date: 2023-11-28
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was cleaning debris from around the tailgate latch of an automatic side-loading truck. The tailgate closed on the employee's hand causing fractures and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate