Incident date: 2018-05-14
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was preparing to set a carrier hydraulic cylinder in place. His finger was in the retaining pin hole slot checking the alignment when the hydraulic cylinder was set in place, amputating his fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high