Incident date: 2023-04-27
NAICS industry code: 488390

An employee was attaching a trailer to the back of a truck when their finger was caught between the trailer ball and the truck hitch. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high