Incident date: 2016-07-26
NAICS industry code: 311340

The forklift operator was lifting the bin of tootsie pops. The bin slipped and the injured employee was trying to remove the bin that had fallen when his left index finger was caught between the bin and the steel rail. The left index finger was amputated between the first and second joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high