Incident date: 2023-02-13
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was leaving the recycle room with an electric pallet jack while walking behind the pallet jack. The employee pushed open the swinging doors with the pallet jack when their hand was struck and pinched between the door and the pallet jack handle. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
code_source: title: Doors, except garage and vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high