Incident date: 2019-10-15
NAICS industry code: 811118

An employee was taking a lift truck outside to perform preventive maintenance on it. While he was moving the lift truck, he heard a squeaking noise coming from the engine compartment. He opened the bonnet/hood and was trying to figure out where the noise was actually coming from. The engine was running at the time. While he was trying to get a better look at the water pump area, his right index finger was caught between the fan belt and pulley, resulting in a finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high