Incident date: 2022-03-21
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was transferring trash from bins to a dumpster. The employee lifted a trash bin to dump into the dumpster when their middle finger was caught between the bin and the dumpster rim. The finger was amputated.

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