Incident date: 2024-04-17
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee was putting an extension on the fork of a forklift when the extension dropped onto their right middle finger, amputating it at the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine front attachments
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high