Incident date: 2015-06-09
NAICS industry code: 484121

On June 9, 2015, an employee's finger got caught between a dock plate and trailer while attempting to position the dock plate beneath a rear pallet. Her fingertip was severely injured, eventually requiring surgical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high