Incident date: 2024-11-12
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was dumping a dumpster of wooden blocks using a forklift. He was standing next to the dumpster and when the dumpster tilted forward. His finger was caught between the fork and the dumpster, resulting in an amputation of the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high