Incident date: 2020-11-04
NAICS industry code: 811310

A mechanic was moving steel with a fork truck when the tip of his right middle finger was caught between the steel and the carriage of the fork truck. This resulted in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high