Incident date: 2024-10-08
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was using a reach truck to deliver waste to the compactor area when his left leg was pinned between the compactor gate and the reach truck, resulting in a trans-metatarsal amputation on his left foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and toe(s)
severity: high