Incident date: 2016-05-17
NAICS industry code: 445299

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork popped off the frame and pinched the employee's left middle and ring fingers. The employee's middle finger was partially amputated, and the ring finger required sutures.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high