Incident date: 2019-02-15
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was reaching for a rope when his gloved left hand was pulled into a chain and sprocket on the back of a truck. The tip of his index finger was amputated and his middle and ring fingers were broken. The chain and sprocket was unguarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high