Incident date: 2018-04-02
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was turning a pallet full of molds when his right hand went between a pallet and the backstop. When the pallet rotated, his right thumb tip was caught and amputated in the pinch point.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high