Incident date: 2015-08-14
NAICS industry code: 332312

On Friday, August 14, 2015, an employee was bracing a dump truck tailgate. When he removed the pins, he lost his balance and the tailgate fell over and crushed his big toe on the right foot. The toe was surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Tailgates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high