Incident date: 2020-08-31
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was lifting a portable generator out of the back of a truck with the help of another employee. The generator fell and the employee's left thumb was pinched between the frame and lifting handle. When the employee pulled his hand back, the tip of his left thumb was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Generators
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high