Incident date: 2018-09-25
NAICS industry code: 423110

On September 25, 2018 an employee was checking fluids in the engine compartment of a vehicle when a gust of wind blew the vehicle hood off of the hood strut. The hood then closed on the employee's left hand, resulting in a left middle finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high