Incident date: 2020-09-19
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was attempting to pull a switch in the back of a forklift to release the brake. His hand contacted the radiator fan blade and half of his right pinky finger was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
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