Incident date: 2018-10-29
NAICS industry code: 423110

A diesel mechanic was repairing the marker lights on a box truck. He was entering the body of the truck through the rear door when the gate chain caught his right hand and pulled it into the lift gate chain and roller, crushing the middle finger. The employee was hospitalized, needing surgery; the middle fingertip was amputated and the ring finger required pins.

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