Incident date: 2019-11-22
NAICS industry code: 332813

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift to move items in the shop. While holding a fork up and trying to slide it, the fork slipped out of his hand and his hand was caught between the fork and the carriage. The employee's hand was smashed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate