Incident date: 2018-06-05
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was driving the forklift and encountered a metal post shore in the way. He stopped the forklift, shut it down and attempted to move the post shore. While moving the post shore, his right middle finger was caught within the locking hole causing a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high