Incident date: 2024-02-13
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was attaching a trailer to a truck, but the hitch was not lining up. The employee pushed the hitch and the trailer came down on their fingers crushing the left index and middle fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Vehicle trailers, trailing units
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate