Incident date: 2016-07-13
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was attempting to stabilize the concrete barrier that was being lifted by a rubber tire loader. The operator of the rubber tire loader lowered the barrier and caught the tip of the employee's right foot resulting in amputation of the tip of the right foot to the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Concrete parking blocks and barriers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
severity: moderate