Incident date: 2021-09-30
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was installing a steering unit on a forklift. As he was lowering the jack, his right ring finger was caught between the lift and steering assembly, resulting in an injury that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate