Incident date: 2023-03-17
NAICS industry code: 311919

On March 17, 2023, an employee was operating a forklift in a production area. As he backed up the forklift, it struck an oil tank. His right hand was caught between the tank and a vertical rail on the forklift, and his right ring and middle fingers were amputated at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
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