Incident date: 2020-12-08
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was extending a dock plate when it failed to extend properly. The employee was investigating the locking mechanism under the plate when the plate extended suddenly, amputating his left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high