Incident date: 2020-02-11
NAICS industry code: 488190

An employee was trying to attach a ground power unit (GPU) to the rear hitch of a tug. As the employee was pulling the tongue of the GPU, his left hand was caught between it and the hitch of the tug. The employee suffered an amputation of a fingertip to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Electric parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high