Incident date: 2021-10-06
NAICS industry code: 424420

An employee was assisting in putting a chain back on the roller of a standup forklift. When the chain moved, the employee's gloved hand got caught in the chain, resulting in amputation of the right little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high