Incident date: 2023-09-12
NAICS industry code: 112120

An employee had just backed a trailer up to the yard mule to prime the trailer. The employee got onto the driver-side tires of the yard mule and began priming when the diesel engine began turning over. The employee slipped, causing his left hand to enter the engine compartment of the trailer. His left middle or index fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high