Incident date: 2016-12-19
NAICS industry code: 424590

An employee was loading produce into the trailer. As the employee was closing the trailer door his finger got caught on the latch used to lock the door in place.  The employee's right index fingertip was amputated to the base of the nail. The employee was wearing gloves at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high