Incident date: 2018-04-07
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was dumping a hopper on a forklift attachment. The attachment dumped the load and was returning to the upright position at the same time that the employee's left index finger was in a pinch point position. The employee's left index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high