Incident date: 2017-06-20
NAICS industry code: 339113

An employee was operating the lift gate on a delivery vehicle and unfolding the lift gate platform when it became stuck. The employee reached up with his left hand to pull the platform downward. The platform unfolded and caught his left pinky finger in a pinch point, amputating the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Delivery truck or van
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high