Incident date: 2024-04-22
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was removing the dock leveler from the end of their trailer by pulling the lifting pin at the end of the plate, when his right index finger became pinched in the fold of the plate. He sustained an amputation of the finger to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high