Incident date: 2024-11-20
NAICS industry code: 333992

An employee was placing a forklift chain back onto the roller. As he was doing this, the mast/forks dropped and his thumbs were caught between the chain and roller, resulting in the amputation of his thumbs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine front attachments
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high