Incident date: 2023-02-16
NAICS industry code: 221112

An employee was adjusting the jib of a forklift boom attachment in preparation for lifting a motor. While setting up the telescoping portion of the boom attachment, the tip of the index finger on their right hand was caught and pinched, resulting in an amputation.

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), unspecified
severity: high