Incident date: 2017-12-28
NAICS industry code: 315210

An employee was sliding a pallet off of a truck when his finger was caught between the plastic ties and the load. Approximately one-quarter of his finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high