Incident date: 2023-06-19
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was utilizing a self-tipping forklift hopper that was secured on the forks of a skid steer. As the employee moved the lever to tip the hopper down, their left index finger was caught between the forks and the hopper, resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high