Incident date: 2015-06-01
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was taking HVAC equipment to the dumpster and was helping to slide the ducts off the forklift forks. His hand got caught when the duct work slid backwards on the forks, amputating his right thumb tip.

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