Incident date: 2025-02-27
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee was helping a resident look for their wallet that was inside an indoor dumpster. The lid of the dumpster was leaning against the wall when it fell and crushed the employee's finger and thumb. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left thumb and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats  except confined space
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate