Incident date: 2021-02-22
NAICS industry code: 312111

A forklift operator had just finished loading a trailer and was trying to return a dock leveler machine to its neutral position. The flap remained extended; as he tried to close it with his right hand, the dock plate lowered and pinched his right middle finger in the flap pinch point. The fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high