Incident date: 2023-09-01
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a 2x4 to activate a trash hopper. As the hopper tilted, it crushed and lacerated the employee's finger. The finger was medically amputated at the first knuckle.

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