Incident date: 2021-02-15
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee's left thumb tip was amputated when the lid of a compactor closed on the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Trash compactors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high