Incident date: 2017-01-09
NAICS industry code: 562219

An employee was mounting the rear riding step of a refuse truck when his hand entered the refuse truck hopper where the sweep blade was running. The sweep blade caught and amputated his right middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high