Incident date: 2024-03-19
NAICS industry code: 484110

On March 19, 2024, an employee was changing an air bag on a semi-trailer when another air bag blew, causing three fingers to be pinched between the air bag and the trailer frame. The left index finger was amputated to the first knuckle and the middle and ring fingertips were fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Vehicle trailers, trailing units
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high