Incident date: 2023-05-09
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was lowering the tailgate of a truck used to transport mulch. As the employee lowered the tailgate, his fingers were caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high