Incident date: 2019-08-30
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was preparing to load a delivery truck at a client's site. The employee was attempting to position a dock plate at a loading dock when the flap at the end of the dock plate became stuck. When the employee tried to free the flap, it sprung and came down on his finger, resulting in a right index finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high