Incident date: 2023-01-10
NAICS industry code: 311612

On January 10, 2022, an employee was placing trash into a compactor when their left hand was caught on its lower ledge as its gate game down. The employee's left ring finger was crushed, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Trash compactors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high