Incident date: 2022-03-23
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was operating the packer on a garbage truck. His left middle finger was crushed and amputated between the packer blade and the side panel of the truck.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high