Incident date: 2022-01-24
NAICS industry code: 611310

An employee was picking up loose trash while in the vicinity of a dumpster storage area. The employee attempted to roll a dumpster out to the trash truck when the dumpster crushed his gloved left little finger against the metal wall of the outdoor storage location, resulting in a fingertip amputation that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high