Incident date: 2023-04-25
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was adjusting the forks of a forklift while the forks were resting on a dividing retention bar. The forks swung and pinched the employee's finger against the bar, causing a laceration that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate