Incident date: 2018-01-31
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee helped a driver reconnect a dumpster to the dumping mechanism on the back of a truck. The driver then went to the other side of the truck to operate the dumpster, but the bin slipped out again. The employee again went to re-attach the dumpster as the driver began to operate it. The employee's right middle fingertip was caught between the dumpster and the dumping mechanism, amputating it.

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