Incident date: 2024-10-10
NAICS industry code: 423830

A temporary employee was changing a tire on a forklift. They used a jack to raise the forklift, then lowered the jack for better alignment of the lugs. Their left middle finger was caught in a pinch point between the tire and the fender, resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high