Incident date: 2025-07-11
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee had utilized a forklift to move a metal recycling bin into position to empty the bin. The employee exited the forklift to empty the chips manually. The employee pushed the lever on the bin to dump the chips and their finger got pinched between the bin and the forklift. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated without loss of bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high