Incident date: 2015-01-07
NAICS industry code: 326291

An employee had his ring finger amputated when a heavy part being lifted and strapped on a forklift fell off. This caused the part to fly up on the other end where his hand was placed, striking his hand against a guillotine blade.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high