Incident date: 2016-09-07
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was standing to the left side of a truck adjacent to the lift gate with his right hand stabilizing a window and left hand on the edge of the truck bed when a coworker raised the lift gate. His left thumb was caught between the lift gate and the truck's tailgate, causing a deep cut that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Delivery truck or van
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate