Incident date: 2017-04-24
NAICS industry code: 238910

While attempting to align fiber cement boxes weighing 300-400 lbs. on a forklift, the boxes shifted, catching the employee's left hand between the edges of the top and bottom boxes. The employee's left middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle joint and the left ring finger was crushed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high