Incident date: 2016-03-25
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was helping to move a generator with fold-out handles off the back of a truck. His index finger was caught in the pinch point between the handle and frame of the generator, amputating the distal end of his finger. He was wearing gloves at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Generators
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high