Incident date: 2019-10-24
NAICS industry code: 562219

A temporary employee was loading garbage into a hopper of a residential garbage truck. As the packer panel mechanism was activated, the employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point, causing a severe laceration to the thumb from the sweep blade. The employee required surgery.

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: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate