Incident date: 2023-03-14
NAICS industry code: 324121

On March 14, 2022, a mechanic was repairing the tailgate of a dump truck. As the employee was testing the repairs, the tailgate closed on one of their fingers. The fingertip was amputated from the nailbed up.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Dump truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high