Incident date: 2015-07-13
NAICS industry code: 423610

An employee noticed a hydraulic leak and went to investigate the area where the hydraulic lines attach to the truck. The employee placed his hand in an access point. The boom of the truck came down and crushed the employee's fingers causing an amputation. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high