Incident date: 2019-06-14
NAICS industry code: 326121

An employee was placing a molding machine on two 3-by-4 pieces of wood on the forks of a forklift. When the wood was adjusted, the employee's right thumb tip was caught between the wood and the forks and was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high